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> Skydiving Fatalities: 2007: North America: Low Cutaway

Low Cutaway

  Location   Jump Information
Date: 2007-11-07 Category: Unknown Search for Unknown
Country: United States Search for United States Factors:
State: Texas Jump Type: Solo Search for Solo
Drop Zone: Skydive Spaceland    
  Gear   Personal Information
Container: Reflex Sex: Male
Main: 9-Cell 210 Age: 35
Reserve: PD Reserve 143 Jumps: 109
AAD: Cypres 2 Years in Sport:
RSL: No Name: Scott Bell
Description
Jumper was doing a solo jump on a sunset load mid week. He was found 2 days later in the middle of a field. He appears to have sort of high speed malfunction on the main canopy and then proceded to cutaway at a low altitude. The reserve was out of its bag but no indication on how inflated it was when he struck the ground. News reports indicate he survived the landing long enough to climb out of his harness and crawl about 10 feet before he died.
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