Thread: Sombat's Parachute School

This lot don't seem to have the best safety record, looks like they've got a Thai taxi driver running it.

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A British man has plunged 20,000ft to his death in a parachuting accident in Spain, an instructor at a skydiving school has said. Skip related content
Richard Taylor, 34, crashed to the ground after getting into the wrong position in the air, instructor Ricardo Delafuente said.
Police are investigating the incident, which took place at 2pm on Wednesday at the Airelibre school near Ocana in central Spain - also known as Skydive Madrid.
Mr Delafuente said: "He didn't open his first parachute. His emergency parachute opened but he was falling in a very bad position and it appeared to get tangled around his hand."
The accident may have occurred because Mr Taylor was confused or in shock, he added.
Mr Taylor had started a parachuting course at the school two or three days earlier and had already performed four or five successful jumps, Mr Delafuente said.
He was there with three other English students, he added.
"Everyone was very upset," said Mr Delafuente. "The instructor Richard was jumping with tried three times to save him but in the end it was impossible.
"When you are spinning very fast the blood disappears from your brain. Richard might have been in shock or even unconscious as he fell. He died on impact."
He said the accident was very unusual.
"This is only the second death at the school in the 20 years since it has been open. About 200,000 successful jumps have taken place in that time," he said.
A Foreign Office spokesman said: "We can confirm the death of a British national in a skydiving accident in Spain on June 30.
"Next of kin have been informed and the Foreign Office is providing consular assistance."
Andrew Bearne, 39, from Surrey, died at the same school last August.