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Skydiving Fatalities: 2005: Europe: Hard landing while making a low turn

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Hard landing while making a low turn

	Location		Jump Information
Date:	2005-06-15	Category:	Landing
Country:	Sweden	Factors:	Low Turn
State:		Jump Type:
Drop Zone:	Stockholm Skydive Club, Gryttjom
	Gear		Personal Information
Container:		Sex:	Female
Main:	Katana 120	Age:	30
Reserve:		Jumps:	~600
AAD:		Years in Sport:
RSL:
Description
The jumper had been videoing swoopers on the ground all day and then she went for a jump. It's unclear if she wanted to swoop herself. She hit the ground at approximately 20 degrees. The skydiver was airlifted to hospital with severe head trauma from which she died the following morning.
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