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Skydiving Fatalities: 2008: Europe: Canopy collision

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Canopy collision

	Location		Jump Information
Date:	2008-02-01	Category:	Collision
Country:	France	Factors:	Canopy Collision
State:		Jump Type:	Relative Work
Drop Zone:	Gap
	Gear		Personal Information
Container:		Sex:	Male
Main:		Age:	50
Reserve:		Jumps:	1000+
AAD:		Years in Sport:	2
RSL:		Name:	Alex Nikolaev
Description
Jumper was making a 90 degree turn to land when he was struck by another jumper that was doing a high performance landing turn from a higher altitude. The other jumper was in a coma still a month after the incident.
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