What happened
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At about 1245 pm PDT, participants of an 8-WAY canopy formaton team exited the king air 200 operated out of the parachute center in acampo, CA at 8000 ft AGL. Deployment was normal for all eight members of the team and an additional cameraman videotaping the dive for critquing purposes. The formation was nearing completion with all participants docked, except for privacy data omitted at 6000 ft AGL. As he approached his parachute was unable to lock in between privacy data omitted and privacy data omitted and eventually flew slightly in front of the formation and came around with the fabric of his parachute entangling the body of privacy data omitted. After a brief time (1-2 seconds), privacy data omitted parachute slid off of privacy data omitted and entangled with privacy data omitted parachute, this action caused privacy data omitted, privacy data omitted, and privacy data omittedwilliam mershonprivacy data omittedMr. Bigleyprivacy data omitted. privacy data omitted Succumbed to her injuries en route to the local hospital.
As the FAA filed it
AT ABOUT 1245 PM PDT, PARTICIPANTS OF AN 8-WAY CANOPY FORMATON TEAM EXITED THE KING AIR 200 OPERATED OUT OF THE PARACHUTE CENTER IN ACAMPO, CA AT 8000 FT AGL. DEPLOYMENT WAS NORMAL FOR ALL EIGHT MEMBERS OF THE TEAM AND AN ADDITIONAL CAMERAMAN VIDEOTAPING THE DIVE FOR CRITQUING PURPOSES. THE FORMATION WAS NEARING COMPLETION WITH ALL PARTICIPANTS DOCKED, EXCEPT FOR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AT 6000 FT AGL. AS HE APPROACHED HIS PARACHUTE WAS UNABLE TO LOCK IN BETWEEN ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND EVENTUALLY FLEW SLIGHTLY IN FRONT OF THE FORMATION AND CAME AROUND WITH THE FABRIC OF HIS PARACHUTE ENTANGLING THE BODY OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. AFTER A BRIEF TIME (1-2 SECONDS), ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PARACHUTE SLID OFF OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND ENTANGLED WITH ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PARACHUTE, THIS ACTION CAUSED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, AND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^WILLIAM MERSHON^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^MR. BIGLEY^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SUCCUMBED TO HER INJURIES EN ROUTE TO THE LOCAL HOSPITAL.
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