On 22 September, Mr Le Berre and Mr Sandeman had jumped from the same plane.

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Fellow skydiver Matt Le Berre and Mr Sandeman collided in mid-air, an inquest in Huntingdon was told.

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As paramedics fought to save Mr Sandeman's life after he hit the ground, Mr Le Berre was heard to shout "I've killed him".

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Deputy coroner Belinda Cheney recorded a verdict of accidental death and said it was "more likely than not" that Mr Sandeman collided with Mr Le Berre.

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After drawing level from 2-0 down, Macgregor, Muller and Martin lost the decider to the French trio of Anne-Claire Le Berre, Alice Ponsar and Myrtille Ponge.

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Mr Le Berre, who had completed 488 jumps, told the inquest he was slowing after performing an advanced "swooping" manoeuvre when he saw Mr Sandeman below him.

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Mr Le Berre, 28, originally from France but now living in London, said he remembered pulling on his brakes but could not prevent his knees hitting Mr Sandeman's canopy and tangling their parachute lines.

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