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Jump Information |
| Date: |
2004-10-16 |
Category: |
Landing  |
| Country: |
United States |
Factors: |
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| State: |
Colorado |
Jump Type: |
CRW |
| Drop Zone: |
Denver Skydivers |
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Gear |
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Personal Information |
| Container: |
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Sex: |
Male |
| Main: |
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Age: |
52 |
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Jumps: |
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Name: |
Joel Zane |
| Description |
Two jumpers were involved in this incident - Scott Fiore and Joel Zane. They had spent the day introducing jumpers to the joys of CRW. Both were extremely experienced CRW jumpers. On the sunset load they were demonstrating parabatics for the crowd. They were performing the same routine they had used for hundreds of demonstration jumps. At an altitude of approximately 50 feet, while in a side-by-side configuration, their canopies transitioned to a downplane until impact. At the time that their canopies separated, in was clearly visible that one of Scott's feet was attached to Joel's harness. Since they were using loops attached to their harnesses, for the purpose of holding grips with their feet, it is clear that Scott was unable to release one of his feet from the loops. Once their canopies entered the downplane, there was no time for any recovery.
Emergency medical personnel arrived promptly. Efforts to resuscitate Scott continued for 30-40 minutes without success. Joel was airlifted to a local hospital where he died, in the operating room, from massive internal injuries. |
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