Brit base jumper, 33, killed in plunge from 6,000ft cliff edge after drone rescue mission launched in Italian mountains

A BRIT tourist has been killed after he plunged 6,000ft to his death from an Italian mountain.

The base jumper, 33, was in a wing suit when he leaped from a cliff edge in the Italian Dolomites.

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The incident occurred around 10 am local time.

Two other base jumpers, a Frenchman and a German, raised the alarm when he failed to join them at a scheduled landing site.

His body was found around 80 metres from where he had jumped and was flown to a local mortuary.

Drones and a helicopter took more than four hours to find and recover the victim.

Search and rescue crews also used to GoPro footage from the other two base jumpers to help locate the body.

The tragedy happened at the Pala di San Lucano near Belluno, a popular location for thrill seekers.

Diego Favero, of the local mountain rescue based in Agordo, told MailOnline: “It was a difficult operation and it was several hours before we were able to locate and recover the body.

“The other base jumpers he was with raised the alarm and they gave us their Go Pro footage to help with the search.”

According to Mr Favero, it was the second incident in September.

He said: “There have been four deaths from base jumping this summer alone.”

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