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Skydiving Fatalities: 2004: Africa: Off-heading opening collision with other jumper

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Off-heading opening collision with other jumper

	Location		Jump Information
Date:	2004-02-22	Category:	Collision
Country:	Morocco	Factors:	Canopy Collision
State:		Jump Type:	CRW
Drop Zone:
	Gear		Personal Information
Container:		Sex:	Male
Main:	Triathlon 99	Age:	33
Reserve:		Jumps:	3000+
AAD:		Years in Sport:	11
RSL:	Not Reported	Name:	Dominique Delamadeleine
Description
Sunday Morning,at 8h30 member of the french national CFS team Dominique Delamadeleine died after an exit collision with a fellow team member Frederic Bourinet, during the winter training camp of the team in Marocco. It was a rotation jump, Frederic was n° 3 and Dominique was n° 4. Apparently Dominique had an off heading opening and Frederic only saw a shadow when it was too late. Unconcious after the collision another team member docked Dominique and brought him to the ground. He died during transport to the hospital.
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