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Skydiving Fatalities: 2004: Asia: Hard landing after canopy collision

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Hard landing after canopy collision

	Location		Jump Information
Date:	2004-03-10	Category:	Collision
Country:	Thailand	Factors:	Canopy Collision
State:		Jump Type:	Relative Work
Drop Zone:
	Gear		Personal Information
Container:		Sex:	Male
Main:		Age:	48
Reserve:		Jumps:	2150
AAD:		Years in Sport:
RSL:		Name:	Antonio Depiscopo
Description
Eye-witness reports indicate the two skydivers collided about 50 feet (15 meters) above the ground under parachute leading to main parachute entanglements. The two men were part of a group of more than 280 skydivers from 30 countries taking part in mass jumps being staged at the Royal Thai Air Force’s Wing 53 base in Prachuap Khiri Khan’s Muang district. The two men were rushed to hospital with serious injuries. Depiscopo (Italian), who suffered severe head injuries, was unconscious when admitted to hospital and pronounced dead shortly after. Tershukov (Russian), who suffered injuries to his arm and spine, died later in the evening due to loss of blood and shock.
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