Fatal wingsuit jump accident in canton Ticino

A 36-year-old man from Ticino lost his life on Saturday in Val Malvaglia, in the north of canton Ticino, during a wingsuit jump. The accident, which took place shortly before midday, was confirmed to the Keystone-ATS press agency by a spokesperson for the Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland. Watch our video on the topic: +Should tandem BASE jumping be banned in the Swiss Alps? Contacted on Sunday, the Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland gave no further information "on the cause and course of the accident". It said it had opened proceedings "in accordance with article 98 of the Federal Aviation Act". +‘Valley of Death’: are the Swiss too tolerant of extreme sports? According to media, the victim was a 36-year-old man from the Bellinzona area. The jump is believed to have been made from a helicopter. Adapted from Italian by DeepL/amva How we work This news story has been written and carefully fact-checked by an external editorial team. At SWI swissinfo.ch we ...