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Jan Davis dies at Lodi, California Posted Saturday, March 31, 2001 By Mike Spurgeon Popular and well known skydiver Jan Davis died at Lodi in California on Saturday March 31, 2001. Jan was filming a tandem when the accident happened. The tandem master saw her with a spinning malfunction and subsequent cutaway. He reported a 'pilot chute in tow' to impact. Early reports indicate that the reserve bridal had snagged under her front mounted still camera. She apparently worked on the problem all the way in. She had pulled all her handles. The freebag was out. Some reserve lines snagged the ring sight, and the freebag locking stows were still stowed.
No further information available at this time.
Note: Another skydiver also called Jan Davis died last year doing a BASE jump in Yosemite National Park.
Source: rec.skydiving
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