An experienced British Army regiment paratrooper was responsible for his own death after attempting an “unforeseen maneuver” without warning his flying companion, who almost suffered the consequences, the coroner heard.
“I know Dean's family and friends are here today, but I have to face the brutal reality: he put my life in danger. “I could be dead today,” his skydiving partner Nimsdai Purja said during the coroner's inquest in Winchester, England, according to The Telegraph on Tuesday.
In October 2022, the man was jumping with his Parachute Regiment instructor Dean Walton, 36, in Spain when he allegedly attempted a stunt at more than 3,000 feet while standing directly above Mr. Purja, who was parachuting out, without his flying partner warn, the coroner heard.
At this point, the thirty-year-old became entangled in the parachute sail beneath him, causing the two men to dance through the air, to the point where his companion was forced to cut the ropes of his sail to free himself. his emergency parachute before use.
According to the coroner, Dean Walton, who was spinning in the air, would have been less fortunate as he fell to the ground at high speed and died instantly.
However, according to Victor Grande, an instructor at the Aerodromo la Juliana skydiving center in Seville, the father of a two-year-old girl should never have attempted the maneuver under these circumstances.
“For him to fly on the other parachute, he would have had to fly at almost full throttle – and that's why his canopy lost air and lost buoyancy,” he said. – he specified, according to “ The Telegraph”, supporting the words of the surviving paratrooper.
His death was therefore ruled a “misadventure” by the coroner, while the victim was described, according to the British media, as a “remarkable” paratrooper who was particularly rewarded for saving the life of an American soldier in Afghanistan.