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> Skydiving Fatalities: 2008: North America: Low cutaway with late reserve deployment

Low cutaway with late reserve deployment

  Location   Jump Information
Date: 2008-07-26 Category: Malfunction Search for Malfunction
Country: United States Search for United States Factors: Gear Issues Search for Gear Issues
State: Georgia Jump Type: Camera or Video Search for Camera or Video
Drop Zone: Skydive The Farm    
  Gear   Personal Information
Container: Sex: Male
Main: Sabre2 135 Age: 23
Reserve: Jumps: 299
AAD: CYPRES Years in Sport:
RSL: No Name: Olen Ashe
Description
Jumper was seen spinning out of control after releasing his main. Jumper cutaway the malfunctioning main and then pulled the reserve less than 200 feet from the ground. The canopy did not have time to open before hitting the ground.
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