What happened
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Eon-dra message text: Chester, SC (dcm): a skydiver received fatal injuries after leaving N190KN, DHC6. The parachute failed to fully deploy and the skydiver impacted the ground off the drop zone. 09/25/2021 1700Z
Press release: Chester, SC - on Saturday, September 25th at approximately 12:30PM EST, a highly experienced skydiver, aged 73, with more than 17,000 skydives was pronounced dead following what would be considered an uneventful skydive. Onsite observers noticed nothing unusual about the free fall and the skydiver deployed their
Parachute without incident. Once the parachute was deployed witnesses didn?t notice anything unusual about the parachute?s performance that would indicate any abnormality or malfunction. Observers noticed the skydiver landed outside of the normal landing area prompting personnel to check on the jumper. Upon arriving at the jumper?s landing position, the individual appeared to be deceased.
The name of the deceased has not been released as family members are being contacted at this time. The deceased is a highly experienced skydiver with decades of experience to their credit and a well respected member of the skydiving community. Skydive carolina?s personnel and community are saddened by the sudden loss of a respected member of our community.
Witness statement: privacy data omitted, 72, was seen under a fully functioning main canopy following a 3 way
Formation skydive. Multiple witnesses report seeing him unresponsive in his harness. He made no heading corrections while overflying the dropzone to the northeast.privacy data omitted And I arrived on the scene within minutes where he was found lying face down in the middle of an
Intersection, with no pulse. He had obvious head trauma. Upon inspection of his gear it was noted that his toggles had not been released. Two licensed skydivers who were on the jump with privacy data omitted stated that nothing seemed out of the ordinary during the freefall portion of their skydive. They also witnessed him track away without issue prior to deployment. After reviewing privacy data omitted personal video, we saw that his canopy deployed smoothly without any issues. He was seen grabbing for his risers during deployment before going limp just moments later. After the impact, he continued to breathe for about a minute and a half before succumbing to his injuries. We presume that this fatality was a direct result of a medical issue that arose shortly after privacy data omitted began his deployment sequence.
As the FAA filed it
EON-DRA MESSAGE TEXT: CHESTER, SC (DCM): A SKYDIVER RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES AFTER LEAVING N190KN, DHC6. THE PARACHUTE FAILED TO FULLY DEPLOY AND THE SKYDIVER IMPACTED THE GROUND OFF THE DROP ZONE. 09/25/2021 1700Z
PRESS RELEASE: CHESTER, SC - ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 25TH AT APPROXIMATELY 12:30PM EST, A HIGHLY EXPERIENCED SKYDIVER, AGED 73, WITH MORE THAN 17,000 SKYDIVES WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD FOLLOWING WHAT WOULD BE CONSIDERED AN UNEVENTFUL SKYDIVE. ONSITE OBSERVERS NOTICED NOTHING UNUSUAL ABOUT THE FREE FALL AND THE SKYDIVER DEPLOYED THEIR
PARACHUTE WITHOUT INCIDENT. ONCE THE PARACHUTE WAS DEPLOYED WITNESSES DIDN?T NOTICE ANYTHING UNUSUAL ABOUT THE PARACHUTE?S PERFORMANCE THAT WOULD INDICATE ANY ABNORMALITY OR MALFUNCTION. OBSERVERS NOTICED THE SKYDIVER LANDED OUTSIDE OF THE NORMAL LANDING AREA PROMPTING PERSONNEL TO CHECK ON THE JUMPER. UPON ARRIVING AT THE JUMPER?S LANDING POSITION, THE INDIVIDUAL APPEARED TO BE DECEASED.
THE NAME OF THE DECEASED HAS NOT BEEN RELEASED AS FAMILY MEMBERS ARE BEING CONTACTED AT THIS TIME. THE DECEASED IS A HIGHLY EXPERIENCED SKYDIVER WITH DECADES OF EXPERIENCE TO THEIR CREDIT AND A WELL RESPECTED MEMBER OF THE SKYDIVING COMMUNITY. SKYDIVE CAROLINA?S PERSONNEL AND COMMUNITY ARE SADDENED BY THE SUDDEN LOSS OF A RESPECTED MEMBER OF OUR COMMUNITY.
WITNESS STATEMENT: ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, 72, WAS SEEN UNDER A FULLY FUNCTIONING MAIN CANOPY FOLLOWING A 3 WAY
FORMATION SKYDIVE. MULTIPLE WITNESSES REPORT SEEING HIM UNRESPONSIVE IN HIS HARNESS. HE MADE NO HEADING CORRECTIONS WHILE OVERFLYING THE DROPZONE TO THE NORTHEAST.^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND I ARRIVED ON THE SCENE WITHIN MINUTES WHERE HE WAS FOUND LYING FACE DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF AN
INTERSECTION, WITH NO PULSE. HE HAD OBVIOUS HEAD TRAUMA. UPON INSPECTION OF HIS GEAR IT WAS NOTED THAT HIS TOGGLES HAD NOT BEEN RELEASED. TWO LICENSED SKYDIVERS WHO WERE ON THE JUMP WITH ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT NOTHING SEEMED OUT OF THE ORDINARY DURING THE FREEFALL PORTION OF THEIR SKYDIVE. THEY ALSO WITNESSED HIM TRACK AWAY WITHOUT ISSUE PRIOR TO DEPLOYMENT. AFTER REVIEWING ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PERSONAL VIDEO, WE SAW THAT HIS CANOPY DEPLOYED SMOOTHLY WITHOUT ANY ISSUES. HE WAS SEEN GRABBING FOR HIS RISERS DURING DEPLOYMENT BEFORE GOING LIMP JUST MOMENTS LATER. AFTER THE IMPACT, HE CONTINUED TO BREATHE FOR ABOUT A MINUTE AND A HALF BEFORE SUCCUMBING TO HIS INJURIES. WE PRESUME THAT THIS FATALITY WAS A DIRECT RESULT OF A MEDICAL ISSUE THAT AROSE SHORTLY AFTER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ BEGAN HIS DEPLOYMENT SEQUENCE.
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