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Skydiving Fatalities: 2006: Europe: Suicide - Cut lines while under canopy

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Suicide - Cut lines while under canopy

	Location		Jump Information
Date:	2006-04-29	Category:	Other
Country:	United Kingdom	Factors:	Suicide
State:		Jump Type:	Static Line
Drop Zone:	UK Parachuting
	Gear		Personal Information
Container:		Sex:	Male
Main:		Age:	27
Reserve:		Jumps:	1
AAD:		Years in Sport:
RSL:		Name:	David Crowcroft
Description
A parachutist is thought to have committed suicide on his first jump by cutting through the lines of his chute as he floated down to earth. The jumper had snuck a blade on to the jump to do this. Cutting the one line group lead to a high speed malfunction and there was no cutaway. He was a army cadet.
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