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Heli rescue @ ITW - June 2nd
Tracker opened with line twists / off heading and landed on a ledge on the wall.

Almost same as the Easter incident but jumper was hung up on the southern part of wall rather than talus.

The jumper was able to stash his canopy (making the rescue much faster and simpler), no injuries.

There was also a deployment collision between two visiting jumpers this week, 2 way track with the higher jumper falling through the lower jumpers canopy on deployment (destroying the end cell). Both jumpers un-injured.
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Re: [unclecharlie95] Heli rescue @ ITW - June 2nd
I thought crashing through canopies was only legal at Bridge Day....Wink


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Re: [base428] Heli rescue @ ITW - June 2nd
It looks more "first new sofa try" than canopy collision :D
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Re: [Arvydas] Heli rescue @ ITW - June 2nd
Always count your packing clamps AND jumping buddies after a packjob, otherwise this stuff will continue to happen. Must have had long closing loops...
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Re: [Aussie_Stone] Heli rescue @ ITW - June 2nd
is there video of the crash landing? Wondering how the line climbing went.
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Re: [unclecharlie95] Heli rescue @ ITW - June 2nd
Maybe a stupid question (but then again I jump occasionally of stuff which kinda proves my stupidity, so please get to my level here), if the jumper was not injured how come the helirescue was needed?
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Re: [Fronius] Heli rescue @ ITW - June 2nd
Fronius wrote:
Maybe a stupid question (but then again I jump occasionally of stuff which kinda proves my stupidity, so please get to my level here), if the jumper was not injured how come the helirescue was needed?

he was stuck on a cliff
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Re: [Arvydas] Heli rescue @ ITW - June 2nd
Couchsurfing!