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Skydiving Fatalities: 2007: South America: Possible suicide

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Possible suicide

	Location		Jump Information
Date:	2007-06-17	Category:	No Pull
Country:	Brazil	Factors:	Suicide
State:		Jump Type:	Freeflying
Drop Zone:	Boituva paraquedismo
	Gear		Personal Information
Container:	Racer	Sex:	Male
Main:		Age:
Reserve:		Jumps:
AAD:	No	Years in Sport:
RSL:		Name:	Mauricio "Jamanta"
Description
The jumpers attitude was different during the weekend then normal. He was saying to his friends something like "Today is my show". There is also some suspect that he was involved with drugs. The jump was a 2way Freefly with a friend. The briefing was made as usual. He was in silence during the flight. The jump was normal with seperation at 4.500'. Jumper failed to pull any handles and the body was found close to the dropzone. Local authorities checked the rig and everything was normal (pilot chute, reserve and cutaway handle was working properly).
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