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Skydiving Fatalities: 2008: North America: Tandem - Low Turn

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Tandem - Low Turn

	Location		Jump Information
Date:	2008-04-05	Category:	Landing
Country:	United States	Factors:	Low Turn Strong Winds
State:	Colorado	Jump Type:	Tandem
Drop Zone:	Mile Hi Skydiving
	Gear		Personal Information
Container:	Sigma	Sex:	Male
Main:	Sigma 370	Age:	50
Reserve:		Jumps:	900+
AAD:	Cypres	Years in Sport:
RSL:	Yes	Name:	Daniel Braafhart
Description
During a tandem jump the instructor was going downwind in high winds and made a turn to get back into the wind for landing but made the turn too low and ended up hitting the ground about the same time as the canopy struck the ground. The student was declared dead on the airport, the instructor died at the hospital a few hours later.
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