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Skydiving Fatalities: 2008: North America: Hard landing while making a low turn (Tandem)

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Hard landing while making a low turn (Tandem)

	Location		Jump Information
Date:	2008-11-01	Category:	Landing
Country:	United States	Factors:	Low Turn
State:	Virginia	Jump Type:	Tandem
Drop Zone:	Skydive Orange
	Gear		Personal Information
Container:		Sex:	Female
Main:		Age:	40
Reserve:		Jumps:	1
AAD:		Years in Sport:	1
RSL:	Yes	Name:	April Haag
Description
a tandem pair turned too low to the ground to recover level flight before impact. The pair impacted the ground still in a descending turn. The student, a woman making her first skydive, suffered extensive injuries and died the next day at the hospital. The tandem instructor suffered a broken pelvis and femur and was later released from the hospital.
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