PARACHUTIST’S DEATH
THE! INQUEST. “EXTRAORDINARY POSITION OF CORD.” O'AMARU, Alay 5. . An inquest 'into the death oi Lieutenant Haakon Qviller, who was killed through the failure of his parachute to open on Saturday, was held this morn, ing. Captain AVhite, of Airways, Ltd., gave evidence that Qviller-had tested the parachute before the iliglit. He seemed satisfied and appeared to have exercised every care in folding it. Before leaving th e ’plane, Qviller said, “I think everything is all right.’ 7 Fie got away very cleanly. Before leaving the ground Qviller said that he intended to make a delayed drop, falling about 000 feet before opening the parachute. Witness saw nobody interfering with the parachute, though many curious people were about wlien it was being folded. After the accident, witness found one strand of the cord looped around the parachute which would prevent it from opening. In conversation before the descent Qviller gave no indication of any intention: to:commit suicide. ! Senior-Sergeant Scott said that he asked, the question because of, tile extiaordinary position of the cord.
AVitness, in reply to another question, said he was of opinion that the swinging of Qvillor’s body had so entangled the oord s that the ’chute could not open. ■', ' j :
Tlie verdict (was that Qviller met his death by mischance.
Tlie Canterbury Aero Club are under, taking tlie burial arrangements, and the body will he sent to Christchurch to-morrow.
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Hokitika Guardian, 6 May 1931, Page 3
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234PARACHUTIST’S DEATH Hokitika Guardian, 6 May 1931, Page 3
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