Tirunih Posted July 1, 2009 Report Share Posted July 1, 2009 British skydiver dies in Spain parachute accidentMan on beginners' course falls to death after apparently going into shock and failing to pull cordA British man on a skydiving beginners' course in Spain fell 13,000ft to his death yesterday after apparently going into a state of shock in the air.Police said Richard Taylor, 34, fell "like a lead weight" after he did not open his parachute and his automatic emergency chute failed. The accident at at the Airelibre school in Ocana, central Spain, happened on Taylor's fifth jump."We are devastated by this tragic accident," said a school spokesman, David Coleman. "He was on his fifth jump and had previously done absolutely everything right, showing great control and altitude awareness. He had been in freefall for about a minute when he curled up into a ball, probably as a result of going into shock."Coleman said the instructor tried to catch up with Taylor, who was on a beginners' course with four British friends, but he was falling too fast because he was curled up."The instructor gave hand signals telling him to open his chute, but he did not respond," Coleman said. "Eventually the instructor had to open his own parachute."An emergency parachute should have activated but because Taylor was curled up in a ball a line got caught on his arm and it could not open properly.The mayor of Ocana, José Carlos Martinez Osteso, said police had established that neither of Taylor's parachutes opened.Houdi de la Fuente, the commercial director of Airelibre, said: "This is incredibly sad, he was a young man who was full of life and dreams and excitement. For him to have his life cut short like this is absolutely tragic."Taylor is the second Briton to die at the school. Andrew Bearne, 39, from Guildford, Surrey, crash-landed after apparently blacking out on his first solo skydive last August.Three years ago a mother of four, Anna Endicott, 31, from Thornby, Gloucestershire, died when she collided with her instructor in the same part of Spain. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/jul/0...iver-dies-spainf*ckin ell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trilliam Posted July 1, 2009 Report Share Posted July 1, 2009 what do you mean; "literally"how else can one fall to their death ?this reminds me i need to go bunjee jumping Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Posted July 1, 2009 Report Share Posted July 1, 2009 what do you mean; "literally"how else can one fall to their death ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Furta Posted July 1, 2009 Report Share Posted July 1, 2009 Feel the guys who had to pick him up tbh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Triple XXX Posted July 1, 2009 Report Share Posted July 1, 2009 what do you mean; "literally"how else can one fall to their death ?initfort this was gonna b about a guy walkin then jus droppin to death Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tirunih Posted July 1, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2009 i copied the title from sky news Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axiom Posted July 1, 2009 Report Share Posted July 1, 2009 R.I.P/going sky diving in novemberwill survive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tirunih Posted July 1, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2009 that sh*t would scare me tbh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dipset Posted July 1, 2009 Report Share Posted July 1, 2009 what do you mean; "literally"how else can one fall to their death ?this reminds me i need to go bunjee jumpingUr gd to do thatBungee jumping = jumping suicide Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucarelli Posted July 1, 2009 Report Share Posted July 1, 2009 NO VIDEO?FAIL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tirunih Posted July 1, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2009 NO VIDEO?FAILwhy would you want video footage of someone's death? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trilliam Posted July 1, 2009 Report Share Posted July 1, 2009 NO VIDEO?FAILwhy would you want video footage of someone's death?advice on what not to do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neeko Posted July 1, 2009 Report Share Posted July 1, 2009 would never do that sh*t Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucarelli Posted July 1, 2009 Report Share Posted July 1, 2009 NO VIDEO?FAILwhy would you want video footage of someone's death?why notit would be more entertaining than an be-heading video Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Triple XXX Posted July 1, 2009 Report Share Posted July 1, 2009 i wanna sky divebut in the way u dive into water, with my arms out n together infront of meat first anywayswould ba f*ckin rush Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djbmc Posted July 1, 2009 Report Share Posted July 1, 2009 would never do that sh*t Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carpedeum Posted July 1, 2009 Report Share Posted July 1, 2009 that could be me easily falling into shock. i hate falling on rides or planes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Flat Ericó Posted July 2, 2009 Report Share Posted July 2, 2009 Man will dive with no parashooterAnd just roll when I land like gabe logan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Risky Posted July 2, 2009 Report Share Posted July 2, 2009 will never do datt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Planet Posted July 2, 2009 Report Share Posted July 2, 2009 NO VIDEO?FAILwhy would you want video footage of someone's death? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beavis Posted July 2, 2009 Report Share Posted July 2, 2009 would never do that sh*t Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fearless-Guy Posted July 2, 2009 Report Share Posted July 2, 2009 literally ayi thought u meant 'falling to his DEATH' in that metaphoric way one often hears Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaser1325356891 Posted July 2, 2009 Report Share Posted July 2, 2009 Oh sh*t, allow reading that when my jump is in 2 months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lunarben Posted July 2, 2009 Report Share Posted July 2, 2009 LMFAOOOO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
streets. Posted July 2, 2009 Report Share Posted July 2, 2009 never understood why rich white people like dancing with death.maybe it's because I'm from a council estate where the chances of dying young are slightly higher, but I just dont see why anyone would want to do bungee jumping/parachuting/that rock climbing with no rope one and all them other "dangerous" sports. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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