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A Scottish wingsuit flyer has died during a jump in the Swiss Alps. British champion Liam Byrne, 24, was critically injured ...

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A wingsuit flyer has died after plunging to his death during a jump in the Swiss Alps. Liam Byrne, 24, was fatally injured on Gitschen mountain after taking off from a height of 7,874 feet on Saturday ...

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A champion wingsuit flyer from Aberdeenshire has died during a jump in the Swiss Alps. Liam Byrne was critically injured after taking off from 7,874ft (2,400m) on the Gitschen mountain on Saturday.