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Skydiving Fatalities: 2004: North America: Entanglement after catching cut-away main

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Entanglement after catching cut-away main

	Location		Jump Information
Date:	2004-07-10	Category:	Other
Country:	United States	Factors:
State:	Georgia	Jump Type:
Drop Zone:	Atlanta Skydiving Center
	Gear		Personal Information
Container:		Sex:	Male
Main:		Age:
Reserve:		Jumps:
AAD:		Years in Sport:
RSL:		Name:	Nate Gilbert
Description
A very experienced jumper caught the lines of a cutaway main with his left leg. The cutaway main spun up, locking the lines around his leg. He was trying to get the lines off his leg. His main and the cutaway main began spinning/diving violently wputting the jumper on his back. At approximately 100-200 feet he cutaway his own main which had entangled with the cutaway main he had caught. He landed with the lines/risers of both canopies around his left leg. His reserve handle was still in the pocket. He did not have a hook knife or a visual altimeter on this jump. He did have a turned-on Cypres, audible altimeters and a camera helmet on this jump.
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