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Skydiving Fatalities: 2009: North America: Medical condition

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	Location		Jump Information
Date:	2009-01-31	Category:	Other
Country:	United States	Factors:
State:	South Carolina	Jump Type:	Tandem
Drop Zone:	Skydive Carolina
	Gear		Personal Information
Container:		Sex:	Male
Main:		Age:	49
Reserve:		Jumps:
AAD:		Years in Sport:
RSL:		Name:	George Steele
Description
The tandem instructor suffered a heart attack while performing a tandem skydive. The student was able to safely land after the instructor had opened the main parachute.
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