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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Gino Spocchia

Skydiver plummets to death while practicing for contest

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A skydiver who was practicsing for a national championships has died after falling hard into a pond in Wisconsin, officials have said.

The 36-year-old man, who has not been named, was descending into the Skydive Midwest skydiving centre near Sturtevant, Wisconsin, on Monday when he made the hard landing in a pond nearby.

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