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Ramón Rojas

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For the Cuban outfielder, see Ramón Rojas (baseball).

Ramón Rojas (c. 1979 – 20 September 2014) was a Chilean BASE jumper. On 21 August 2014, he broke the world record for the highest wingsuit ski base jump, when he made a 4,100-metre (13,500 ft) leap from Cerro El Plomo in the Andes. He died less than a month later while practicing in Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland at the age of 35.

References

  1. "Falleció Ramón Rojas, chileno récord mundial de salto base" (in Spanish). El Mercurio. 20 September 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  2. "Ramón Rojas dead: Record-breaking base jumper killed in Switzerland wingsuit accident". The Independent. September 21, 2014. Retrieved September 22, 2014.


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