For Ex...Skydiving Accident Kills Two in Ohio...

[Henry Hawk]

Just saw this and though about you....

GARRETTSVILLE, Ohio —  Authorities say a parachute failed to fully open during a tandem jump at a northwestern Ohio skydiving center, killing an instructor and his student.

Witnesses say instructor Daniel Mathie and student Sierra Thomas spiraled to the ground Saturday night. They landed in a field near the Cleveland Parachute Center and were pronounced dead at the scene.

Portage County Sheriff David Doak says the parachute cords may have been tangled, causing the main canopy to only partially open.

The 30-year-old Mathie and 22-year-old Thomas were one of two tandem teams that jumped from an aircraft at about 8,000 feet.

[Exterminator]

Thanks, Henry, for the heads up.  I went out to one of my skydiving forums to read the incident report and it looks like this has been a bad month all the way around...several fatalities.

[Henry Hawk]

2 skydiving seniors die when chutes tangle in Pa.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100719/ap_on_re_us/us_fatal_skydiving_accident_3

This made me think of you Ex....btw, are you still skydiving?

[Mr442]

First of all, getting in a flying dildo with wings (airplane) is dangerous enough, but to jump out while in the air is completely ridiculous IMHO.  But to each his own.  I ride motorcycles, so I take my own risks.