ForeverDive 0 #1 February 14, 2002 Does anyone have any info on the jumper at Mardi Grai who went in. I don't know exactly what happened, but I heard he was avoiding a collision with another jumper under a high performance canopy before it happened. I'm pretty sure he was alive when he left in the ambulance. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dove 0 #2 February 14, 2002 My info is all second hand so I don't want to say too much. For goodness sake I haven't even left the house for over 2 weeks except for doctors appointments and surgery... But I heard he was avoiding another canopy in the landing area. The pilot of the other canopy was a very well known and highly regarded historical figure in the skydiving community. Unfortunate. He was lucky to have only broken his cheek bone. Remember, I got all this info second hand and because of that I will not mention the name of the other pilot. But it appears that the injuries were not that bad, considering. dove Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tigra 0 #3 February 14, 2002 There's a pretty detailed report on Wreck Skydiving. He's OK. The person who wrote it up was a friend of the jumper's who saw it from above. He didn't mention a collision or near collision- just a low turn under a small high performance canopy he was demoing. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
