I think it's disgusting and sad to make such a thing necessary, but in case of any "media hawks" or hopefully hypothetical self-righteous slugs get any wrong idea, I need to make clear that Fabian did NOT have this horrific accident during a chase. He was meeting us pre-chase during the morning before this day's setup. My friend died anticipating doing what he dearly loved, but not during it; it should be noted especially that Fabian above every other chaser I've ever met took the greatest care in safety both in the field and behind the nowcasting software. So just in case any "guest" reading this thread gets an idea, let me warn you clearly: don't.
I trusted him enough to enter into situations where I would have, with pretty much anyone else as nowcaster, doubted my safety. Several times I've placed in his palms, with zero qualms or second thoughts, my very life; that fact amplifies even stronger the pain I'm feeling knowing how young he lost his own.