Skydiver Pierre Wolnik has died in a tragic accident, after his chute failed to open during a daring freefall jump from a helicopter in the French Alps. Wolnik was 37 years old, and officials do not yet know what happened with the champion-skydiver’s gear.
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According to People, the accident happened on Saturday, February 7. Wolnik was in a wingsuit and had planned to freefall from the helicopter before deploying a parachute for safe landing. Sadly, something went wrong, and he died upon impact.
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Wolnik was a two-time French freefly world champion. Pay your respects and see his Instagram profile here:
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