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jclalor

2009 fatalities

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USPA just put out their report - they say 16 civilian fatalities in the US for the year:

http://skydiveuspa.wordpress.com/2010/01/06/skydiving-fatality-stats-for-2009-at-40-year-low/
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Did you notice the report you are quoting in response to the post above you was written by the poster above you? :S



Actually I was responding to the original poster. :P

What's your point? Perhaps some people are interested in seeing the additional details in the USPA blog post.
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USPA just put out their report - they say 16 civilian fatalities in the US for the year:




I stand corrected, but still a better number than the last few years.



Total US fatalities include non-civilian deaths too, and there were quite a few of those in 2009.
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Total US fatalities include non-civilian deaths too, and there were quite a few of those in 2009.



I think if we are going to include military static line numbers we should include BASE numbers as well.

Neither are all that similar to the skydives I do.

Just my opinion mind you.
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