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From: barry@hpqtdla.sqf.hp.com (Barry Smith)
Newsgroups: rec.skydiving
Subject: Re: Tandem Incident
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Date: 9 May 91 21:06:26 GMT
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/ hpqtdla:rec.skydiving / artb@hplsla.HP.COM (Art Bori) /  8:33 pm  May  2, 1991 /
>Pretty amazing stuff.  Of course the save by the video man was laudatitory
>but then to have it captured on video was pretty unique.  I thought
>it was interesting that the news anchor made a slightly snide comment 
>about "everything" being captured on videotape but not anything 
>derogatory about skydiving.

This was entirely due to the handling of the situation by the Instructor who 
performed the rescue.  His modest attitude and lack of dramatisation 
prevented this from becoming yet another media attack on skydiving.  Well done
on all counts Ronnie O'Brien.

Blue skies,

Barry Smith
D4497
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