Pond-Swooping 
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I don't think any extra writing is even necessary. Here is an excerpt from the Chicago Tribune:
Ronald Passmore Jr., 33, a part-time instructor at the club and the
father of four daughters, was killed as he attempted a water landing
in a small pond, LaSalle County Sheriff Tom Templeton said.
In what is called "pond-swooping," friends said Passmore had steered
his high-performance parachute in an attempt to skim across the
surface like a water skier.
"From my understanding, he hit the water hard," Templeton said.
"Apparently he did not go in feet first but body first, and he sank
into the pond."
Whole story: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-0207160224jul16.story?coll=chi%2Dnews%2Dhed Submitted on 07/16/2002
Submitted by:
Anonymous
Reference:
Chicago Tribune, July 16, 2002
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