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On April 4, Cave and his team were taking up clients for tandem jumps at Skydive Vancouver located in AbbotsfordB次元官网网址檚 Matsqui Flats.

He said he was matched with a B次元官网网址渢all, good-looking kidB次元官网网址� in his mid-to-late 20s who was alone, and went by the name Lucky.

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Experiencing heartfelt moments are a part of the job, and a pretty common experience, according to Cave.

Even though his relationships with clients often only last 15 minutes, from when they leave the ground to when they set back down, he said the experiences can be B次元官网网址渞eally profound.B次元官网网址�

After the parachute had released and the two floated back down to Earth, Lucky explained his fianc茅, Jennifer, had fought breast cancer for five years, Cave said.

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He said the stories you hear in drop zones can be very personal, and every season a couple stick out. Last year, one of his favourite jumps was with a 12-year-old boy with cerebral palsy.

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The popularity of tandem jumps has made the skydiving experience much more accessible to people from all walks of life, according to Cave.

He said that itB次元官网网址檚 common to have people over 90 years old come try it for the first time.

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After Lucky and him had landed, Lucky asked if they could take a photo together B次元官网网址渋n a way that felt like it was more than the picture,B次元官网网址� Cave said.

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B次元官网网址淗ow can I not love my job?B次元官网网址�