'I've killed him': Skydiver's desperate cries after he landed on top of close friend's parachute 50ft from the ground sending him to his death

A skydiver who survived a mid-air collision which caused the death of a close friend shouted 'I've killed him' as he lay injured, an inquest has heard.
Patrick Sandeman died following a jump at Sibson Aerodrome, near Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, last September.
Mr Sandeman, who was one of the country's leading wine merchants, had collided with fellow skydiver, Matt Le Berre, on the approach to the landing zone, an inquest at Lawrence Court, Huntingdon, heard today.
As fellow skydivers and paramedics fought to save Mr Sandeman's life, Mr Le Berre was heard screaming in pain.

Died: Patrick Sandeman (centre) fell to his death after getting tangled up with another skydiver

Tragic accident: Patrick Sandeman (left) was a fine wine merchant. He died in September when his friend Matt Le Berre (right at an inquest at Lawrence Court, Huntingdon, today) landed on his canopy as were skydiving

Jump-master Michael Wilson-Roberts rushed to help both men within seconds of them hitting the ground.
He said: 'Matt was shouting "It's my fault, my friend, my friend, I've killed him". He was also muttering in French.
'I can't say he was completely lucid. He was in a bad way and may not have been aware what he was saying but I can't deny what I heard.'

Mr Sandeman, from Putney, south-west London, was pronounced dead at the scene and had suffered injuries to his head, ribs and pelvis.
The 53-year-old, who had completed 677 previous jumps, was a partner in Lea & Sandeman, the fine wine merchants and was described after his death as 'a total ornament to the British wine trade'.
The inquest heard that on September 22, Mr Le Berre and Mr Sandeman had jumped from the same plane.

Experienced: Patrick Sandeman, 53, had taken part in 677 jumps and loved skydiving

Devastated: Katie Sandeman and her son (right) leave her husband's inquest in Huntingdon today

The airfield was busy that day and there was little wind.
Their jumps were staggered for safety reasons with Mr Le Berre jumping as part of the first group of nine and Mr Sandeman part of a second group of four.
Both left the plane at about 14,000ft, reaching speeds of up to 200mph in freefall before deploying their parachutes between 5,000ft and 2,500ft.
Giving evidence, Mr Le Berre, who had completed 488 jumps, said he was slowing after performing an advanced 'swooping' manoeuvre - involving a sudden turn and increase in speed - when he saw Mr Sandeman below him.
Programmer Mr Le Berre, 28, originally from France but now living in London, said he remembered pulling on his breaks but could not prevent his knees hitting Mr Sandeman's canopy and tangling their parachute lines.
Mr Wilson-Roberts told the inquest that swooping turns created unpredictable landing patterns and made it more difficult for skydivers to predict one another's movements.

When a tape of Mr Sandeman's (left) last jump was played to an inquest, his wife left the coroner's court

He was part of Mr Sandeman's group and captured a video of the jump using a head camera.
It showed the early stages of the jump unfolding uneventfully before the camera lost sight of Mr Sandeman.
Mr Sandeman's wife and son left the inquest as this was played to the inquest.
'It was only when I landed and was alerted by my wife that I found out they had collided,' Mr Wilson-Roberts said.
'When I arrived at the accident scene, Pat was laying there completely silent and Matt on his side facing him.
'It was quickly established that Pat wasn't alive and we needed to do CPR.'
Outside the inquest, solicitor Dominic Fairclough read a statement on behalf of Mr Sandeman's family.
He said: 'Patrick was an incredibly loving husband and father who lived life to the full.
'The only positive outcome from this has been Mr Le Berre's recovery.'

Matt Le Barre hit Mr Sandeman's (pictured) canopy as he swooped down before landing

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