Posted on 05/01/2023 2:18:36 PM PDT by nickcarraway
A licensed skydiver died while skydiving in Fentress, Texas on Friday.
On Friday, April 28, an experienced 31-year-old skydiver died while skydiving solo in Fentress, which is around 15 miles outside of San Marcos. According to Skydive Spaceland San Marcos, the skydiver has been licensed to skydive solo for the last four years and has completed multiple, successful skydives at the same location in the past.
The skydiver, who has not been identified as the family is still being contacted, used their own parachute for a "self-supervised skydive." The company stated that the equipment was appropriately sized for the skydiver, in good condition and maintained by the standards set out by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
Air Force Veteran goes skydiving to celebrate his 90th birthday However, the early investigation has shown that the primary parachute malfunctioned, leading the backup parachute to be implemented.
"The skydiver did not survive the landing despite immediate medical attention," the company stated. "The skydiving community is small and any loss is felt deeply throughout the sport. We offer our sincerest condolences to the family of the deceased and the many friends who shared the skies throughout the years."
The FAA provided the following statement regarding the incident:
"The FAA is aware of a skydiving accident in Fentress, Texas around 1 p.m. local time Friday, April 28. Local authorities will provide the name and medical condition of the person involved. The FAA investigates the packing of the main and reserve parachutes and the rules of flight for the pilot and aircraft. The FAA does not determine cause."
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
Darn it, ruined the punch line.
If your parachute does not work, you have the rest of your life to fix it.
Sung that often. Still do sometimes.
I was complaining about track conditions at the old Texas World Speedway by College Station one day. I rode raced super bikes at the time.
Anyway, this guy walked over and said “ What do you want to do? Die an old man laying in bed ,pissing all over yourself.”
Safe and effective.
My son wouldn’t learn to ride a bike because he thought it was too dangerous. (We lived on a busy street with no sidewalks.)
Years later he’s in grad school and tells me he joined a club to meet girls....the skydiving club!!!
He’s made over 200 jumps and I’d be much happier if he just road a bike.
Isn’t it kind of hard to talk to a girl when your falling?
It’s not on mine either…anymore. I went twice last year and it was one of the highlights of my life.
LOL!
Didn’t make any sense to me but the club was 3/4 women and 1/4 men.
It was in Scotland. They are way weirder than we are .... for now.
Skydiving & Haggis - it’s a great combination.
Don't be pedantic. It's a perfectly common and grammatically-correct usage.
‘Their’ is plural, and is therefore NOT appropriate when referring to an individual.
So, if the police have not named the unfortunate person who died and we don’t know if the dead person is male or female, how would you construct the sentence?
“The parachuter died from the impact”.
“Skydiving & Haggis - it’s a great combination.”
When he was a kid occasionally I would put something new on his dinner plate and say “one bite”.
When I went to Edinburg to visit him, went out to dinner and he put Haggis on my plate and said “one bite”. LOL!
Skydiving & Haggis...not a big fan of either!
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