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Chutes fail in jump near Jean, Nev.

Friday, Aug. 1, 1997 | 9:01 a.m.

Clark County Fire Department spokesman Bob Leinbach said the man was an experienced skydiver from the Las Vegas area. He was photographing a tandem skydiving maneuver on a jump that began above 10,000 feet.

Leinbach said the first parachute malfunctioned and the diver tried to deploy a reserve chute, which became entangled in the first one.

The victim's body was found by a volunteer member of the Goodsprings Fire Department a mile from a designated drop zone, near the Jean airport.

The name of the victim has not been released pending notification of relatives.

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