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ZEPHYRHILLS, Fla. — Authorities say video from a fatal skydive that killed two Icelandic jumpers shows the instructor trying to help his student moments before they hit the ground.
Orvar Arnarson’s helmet camera showed him trying to pull the cord on Andrimar Pordarson’s parachute, Pasco County Detective William Lindsey said Tuesday. It wasn’t clear why the 25-year-old student couldn’t pull the cord himself.
“He was a hero,” Lindsey said of Arnarson. “He died a hero.” The sheriff’s office said it will not be releasing the video of the skydivers’ last moments. The agency cited a state law that keeps recordings that depict people dying from being released.
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