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Location |
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Jump Information |
| Date: |
2007-12-22 |
Category: |
Other  |
| Country: |
United States |
Factors: |
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| State: |
Florida |
Jump Type: |
CRW |
| Drop Zone: |
Skydive Lake Wales |
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Gear |
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Personal Information |
| Container: |
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Sex: |
Male |
| Main: |
Lightning |
Age: |
49 |
| Reserve: |
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Jumps: |
1000+ |
| AAD: |
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Years in Sport: |
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| RSL: |
No |
Name: |
Joe Lambright |
| Description |
| Jumper was involved ina world record attempt and on one of the warm up jumps was involved in a CRW wrap at approx 5000 feet. The second jumper successfully cutaway but this jumper was still entangled in both canopies. The second canopy had part fo the fabric wrapped around his foot and would inflate and cause a downplane like situation that was spinning. At some point he fired his reseve to try to get more material overhead but the freebag entanged with the wrapped canopies prior to being able to inflate. The jumper rode this configuration to the ground. On the ground he was awake, breathing and had full movement of his legs. In the hospital over 2 days later he evenutally died due to the severity of the injuries he recieved. |
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