A legionnaire killed in a wing suit jump accident

[Rapace]

Below a link to an article in a local Corsican newspaper about the death of a 2e REP legionnaire killed in a wingsuit base jump accident yesterday (Feb 20). The article specifies he was practicing this activity as a leisure, during his fee time.

https://www.corsematin.com/article/...du-2e-rep-de-calvi-se-tue-en-wingsuit-a-piana

 

[Chas]

A tragic accident, may he RIP.

 

[Joseph Cosgrove]

RIP. Terrible accident. Thoughts for his family and comrades.

 

[dusaboss]

What to say? Guys doing wingsuit proximity flying know what they do and how close to death that is. RIP.

 

[Joseph Cosgrove]

Ossie O sent me this from Le Parisien, it mans the deceased as Adjudant Serge Leroy.


http://m.leparisien.fr/faits-divers...uit-21-02-2018-7571685.php#xtor=AD-1481423552

 

[Peter Lyderik]

An article with more info. He was 43 years old, 14 years in the Legion, father of two, been around the world with 2 REP.

https://www.corsenetinfos.corsica/A...t-Serge-Leroy-sera-inhume-a-Calvi_a31846.html