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Skydiving Fatalities: 2004: Europe: Hard landing, No flare

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Hard landing, No flare

	Location		Jump Information
Date:	2004-08-22	Category:	Other
Country:	France	Factors:
State:		Jump Type:
Drop Zone:	Maubeuge
	Gear		Personal Information
Container:		Sex:	Male
Main:	140	Age:	40
Reserve:		Jumps:	500
AAD:	Not Reported	Years in Sport:
RSL:	Not Reported	Name:	Geerts Claude
Description
Apparently after a "normal" 90 degree turn from base to final, the arms of the jumper have been observed as "falling to the side". Pilot seemed unconscious. Autopsy might give more information about the cause of the fatality.
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