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Death of skydiver, 30, at Jurien Bay rocks popular WA tourist town
A man has died in a skydiving accident in Western Australia after his parachute failed to deploy properly.
Key points:
- A 30-year-old man has died in a skydiving accident in Western Australia
- The experienced skydiver was jumping solo at Jurien Bay
- Police say his parachute failed to deploy correctly
Police say the 30-year-old man died at the scene in Jurien Bay, 220 kilometres north of Perth, yesterday afternoon.
He was with friends competing in a state skydiving competition.
A local skydiving company confirmed the man was a foreign national who was doing a solo jump.
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Dandaragan Shire president Leslee Holmes said the tragedy had devastated the coastal town.
“The (man) who unfortunately who lost his life was a veteran of…
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