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

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Low cutaway with late reserve deployment

	Location		Jump Information
Date:	2008-07-26	Category:	Malfunction
Country:	United States	Factors:	Gear Issues
State:	Georgia	Jump Type:	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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