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> Skydiving Fatalities: 2007: Europe: Low reserve pull after main deployment issue

Low reserve pull after main deployment issue

  Location   Jump Information
Date: 2007-07-14 Category: Other Search for Other
Country: Poland Search for Poland Factors: Gear Issues Search for Gear Issues
State: Jump Type: Static Line Search for Static Line
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  Gear   Personal Information
Container: Vector II Sex: Male
Main: Age: 35
Reserve: Jumps: 0
AAD: No Years in Sport: 0
RSL:    
Description
The pilot chute released properly but did not open the main. It seems the attempt to deploy the reserve was undertaken too low at about 20m. It was the first jump of the 35 years old policeman.
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