“On today’s jump, something went wrong and he did not have enough lift with his wingsuit,” Peck said. “He impacted the ground at a high rate of speed resulting in his death.”

When I flew RC gliders, we flew off cliffs because the wind hits the cliff and shoots straight up, letting the glider just float around in the updraft. It’s called “ridge lift”.

Maybe the wind died at just the wrong moment?

I realize wing suits don’t fly the way gliders fly. But, I suspect they need ridge lift when they first jump off to get started.

Just a guess.