| Description: A skydiver from Quebec with 40 jumps did not have her own gear. She had made two jumps the previous week at a well known dz on gear similar to the equipment she rented from the gear shop here. She was checked out on her emergency procedures and then made one jump with no problems reported. On her next jump, a two way, the last we hear of her is that the dive broke off between 4,000 and 5,000 feet. After landing the skydiver who had been her partner on the two way looked around and couldn't find her. We went out to look below the probable exit point and found the body immediately. The only handle pulled was the cut away handle. The reserve handle was still in the pocket, and the main pilot chute was neatly packed in its pocket on the leg strap. The gear was all in good order - nothing worn, misrouted, or out of place. Based on the location of the cut away handle, she dropped it between 500 and 1,000 AGL. That does not mean it was pulled that low. Why she was unable to deploy the main or reserve is a mystery. Almost all of her jumps were on very similar gear. |