Fatal Collision in full flight

Photo taken from Facebook
Liked-Jean St-Hilaire Adam has violently crashed on the roof of a house of a residential district in Perris, California.

Antoine Lacroix and
Catherine Montambeault

Wednesday, 24 January 2018 01:00

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A Québécois devotee of strong sensations experienced a tragic end Monday in California by crashing into a house after being in a collision with another parachutist.

“It really is a shock to everyone. We knew that he was taking risks by doing the wingsuit, but it is not expected ever to learn of the death of someone you love like that “, pointed out the cousin of the victim, Marie-Anne Adam.

In the afternoon on Monday, Aime-Jean St-Hilaire, Adam took part in the Championship of the Wide Open Wingsuit Series at Perris, more than 100 kilometres from Los Angeles.

While the man 27-year-old soared to the aid of his wingsuit, another participant would have collided with him, according to what stated the head of the airport in Perris on the CBS network.

The native of Ripon, in Outaouais, continued to fall, finally crashing brutally on the roof of a residence to a residential area about 3 km from the airport.

Witnesses of the scene

“He was probably unconscious when he hit the house. He had his head bowed. Finally, what I believe to be his emergency parachute was released, but has not been deployed “, told CBS a neighbor witnessed the scene, Ali Muhasfen.

His death was recorded on the scene by rescuers.

The residents of the house where the Quebec crashed were present at the time of the accident.

“I was in a state of shock. I said to myself : “No, that can’t be true !”. And it took so long to whether it went well or not… My heart broke when they said that it was not going well, ” said Christina Blanco on the ABC network.

Daredevil

The relatives of the man described yesterday as a “dreamer” who had a lot of ambition and always a ton of projects in mind.

“It was someone who was really into everything he did, said his cousin to the Log. It was the end of his dreams. It was a long time that he wanted to do with the wingsuit, and at least, we know that he died in a high of his life. “

Photo taken from FacebookSimon Séguin Beauchamp, a friend of the victim

The best friend of the victim, Simon Séguin Beauchamp, was struggling to contain her tears after learning of the death of one he had considered a brother. “Since his young age that he would extend its boundaries, he told. It was a daredevil and a hard worker. “

Humble

Four years ago, the two men have moved to Calgary, Alberta to discover the canadian West, and become editors of online. Since that time, Jean-Aimé St-Hilaire Adam travelled regularly in the United States and Canada for a parachute jump or ride down the slopes on a snowboard.

After only a few years of skydiving, the young man was already involved in competitions with the best, has pointed to his friend. He had over 1000 jumps to his credit.

“And with all that, he remained simple and endearing, respectful and humble “, he mentioned.

“We will always be best friends, because I know that he will always be there to help me surpass myself,” he concluded.