Incidents:Fatality in Bottomless Pit
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Fatality in Bottomless Pit | |
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Date | 2019/03/23 |
Location | Bottomless_Pit_Canyon |
Severity | Fatality |
Canyoneering-related | Yes |
SAR involvement | Yes |
Navigation problem | No |
Environmental problem | No |
Communication problem | No |
Planning problem | No |
Skills problem | No |
Body movement problem | No |
Rigging problem | No |
Rappel problem | No |
Insufficient gear | No |
Gear failure | No |
Summary
Matthew Yaussi fell while rappelling a 380 ft drop around 8:30pm (after dark). He was part of a group of two, and his partner had already completed the rappel. A second or third-hand report indicates that he may have lost control during the rappel.