Monday, 14 September 2009

Two skydivers have plummeted 6,000ft to their deaths



:Death Plunge: Parachutes Tangle At 6,000ft

  • Two skydivers have plummeted 6,000ft to their deaths after their parachutes got entangled during a stunt over California.
  • Robbie Bigley and Barbara Cuddy landed in a vineyard following an attempted formation jump involving eight people, reports said.
  • Bill Dause, owner of the Parachute Centre near Lodi, said the pair had been practising for the US Parachute Association national skydiving championships next month.
  • "Three jumpers became entangled while building the formation," Mr Duase told Recordnet.com.
  • "One was able to eject out, but the others remained entangled and for whatever reason could not deploy their reserve chutes."
  • Reports said Mr Bigley died immediately after hitting the ground.
  • But Ms Cuddy was taken to Lodi Memorial Hospital before she was pronounced dead, it was said.
  • Mr Dause said the two victims had each skydived more than 4,000 times.
  • Both Mr Bigley and Ms Cuddy are listed on the United States Parachute Association's website as existing national record holders for formation jumps.

By www.MICHAELJACKSON50.com

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