US EditionHorror Seconds in Free Fall: Parachute Jumpers Seriously Injured – Helicopters in Use
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A man was seriously injured during a parachute jump in Illertissen on Saturday. In addition to the main umbrella, the reserve umbrella also failed at the 38-year-old.
Tragic accident in the air: A parachute jumper was badly injured at the airfield Illertissen in the district of Neu-Ulm due to problems on the umbrellas. When his main parachute could not be opened on Saturday, he tried, according to the investigators, to open his reserve parachute. However, even this did not work properly at first, as the police announced. Only shortly before the ground did he open up, which in the end probably saved the athlet…
Illertissen - An accomplished parachute jumper has problems: First his main parachute does not open, then the second parachute also hooks.
A skydiver was seriously injured during a jump over Illertissen Airfield. His parachute was apparently defective, and his reserve parachute also initially malfunctioned.
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