Harvard parachutists placed second and fourth in a meet at the University of New Brunswick held Feb. 5-7.
John Leibacher, a section man in Nat Sci 9, finished in second place after five jumps, and Bernard M.B. Knox '67 came in fourth, Both are members of the Harvard Parachute Club.
Knox was the only jumper to place with out a parachutist's license, issued by the Parachute Club of America to experienced jumpers.
The participants jumped from any height above a half mile, and their target was a red parachute, placed open on the frozen surface of the St. Johns River.
Only one jumper suffered a minor injury, when he slipped on the icy surface of the river walking from the drop zone to the riverbank.
The meet was held in Fredricton, New Brunswick, as part of the university's Winter Carnival. Nearly 200 spectators witnessed the jumps.
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