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Skydiving Fatalities: 2006: Pacific: Low cutaway - Reserve failed to open in time

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Low cutaway - Reserve failed to open in time

	Location		Jump Information
Date:	2006-01-10	Category:	Malfunction
Country:	Australia	Factors:
State:		Jump Type:	Relative Work
Drop Zone:	Skydive Express
	Gear		Personal Information
Container:		Sex:	Male
Main:		Age:	31
Reserve:		Jumps:	270
AAD:		Years in Sport:	4
RSL:		Name:	Mike Tien
Description
Jumper was visiting on holiday and from initial reports had a malfunction and cut away. The Reserve pull was either too late or there was a malfunction causing the reserve not to open with enough altitude to properly open.
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