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| Very lucky young lady survives 11,000 ft. multi-canapy malfunction. |
| 2006-02-09 |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #7 Her guardian angel gets the big red "Employee of the Month" ribbon for February, a 5% bonus, and use of the Boss' parking space next month. |
| Posted by: Mike 2006-02-09 17:24 |
| #6 I had one of those canape malfunctions at 10,000 ft coming into Detroit. Luckily there was no one in the heads. No more airline food for me. |
| Posted by: KBK 2006-02-09 16:27 |
| #5 Falling at the speed she had to be falling, I'm surprise the power lines didn't slice her into several neat pieces. |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2006-02-09 15:28 |
| #4 In the US, reserves are packed by certified riggers, not the parchute club. If she was a regular jumper, she probably packed her own mains. Can't speak for the South African rules. |
| Posted by: ed 2006-02-09 15:22 |
| #3 The failure of both a main and emergency parachute is extremely rare, according to members of her Johannesburg Skydivers Club. And I'm sure its never happened twice to the same person before either. She should be safe, unless the guy packing the chutes has a beef with her that is. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2006-02-09 15:14 |
| #2 Fall broken by power lines. I'd say doubly lucky. |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2006-02-09 15:02 |
| #1 duhhhh... canopy not canApy *#&@#&@# |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2006-02-09 14:46 |