What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
During an 18 person formation parachute event the victim Mr. Peter zimmerli suffered what appeared to be a heart attack after deploying his parachute. This encapacitated the victim and he was unable to control his chute. Upon landing he was found unconscious. Emergency personnel were called and he was pronounced dead. An inspection of his equipment was performed by a designated parachute rigger examniner and was found to be operating correctly at the time of the incident.
As the FAA filed it
DURING AN 18 PERSON FORMATION PARACHUTE EVENT THE VICTIM MR. PETER ZIMMERLI SUFFERED WHAT APPEARED TO BE A HEART ATTACK AFTER DEPLOYING HIS PARACHUTE. THIS ENCAPACITATED THE VICTIM AND HE WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL HIS CHUTE. UPON LANDING HE WAS FOUND UNCONSCIOUS. EMERGENCY PERSONNEL WERE CALLED AND HE WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD. AN INSPECTION OF HIS EQUIPMENT WAS PERFORMED BY A DESIGNATED PARACHUTE RIGGER EXAMNINER AND WAS FOUND TO BE OPERATING CORRECTLY AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.
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