Parachutist plunges through roof and into California house

NY Post ^ | July 12, 2021 | Mark Lungariello

[BeauBo]

A parachutist from Camp Roberts torpedoed through the roof of a Southern California home and into the interior of the house, authorities said.

The man, who was reportedly a British soldier in the midst of a training exercise, dealt with a chute that didn’t fully open before he plunged through the house in Atascadero just before 5 p.m. July 6, police said in a news release.

“The parachutist was conscious but stunned with complaints of pain but no visible serious injuries,” the Atascadero Police Department said in a recent news release.

“The occupants of the residence were not home at the time and therefore were uninjured.”

[rktman]

😂🙌 We do appreciate you efforts.

[al baby]

seldom do you build for skydiver loads

[Covenantor]

seldom do you build for skydiver loads....

just when we had considered the load of blue poo ice drops from planes, now this...

[Sivad]

Oh, I like that. What is funny is that if you jump
over to the east side of the state, Mono Lake is
claimed by SoCal even tho it is due east of the Bay
Area. I think that old idea is about water supply.😉

[Michael.SF.]

I’m a firm believer that nature forms the true boundaries between areas. You are correct regarding Mono Lake, but both Inyo and Mono counties should be part of SoCal, as the Sierra Mountains are the natural boundaries. During the winter months there are times that you cannot get to Inyo an Mono from the north, but instead have to cross at Tehachapi. Granted those are rare occasions today. But almost nobody from Norcal skis at Mammoth. It is definitely a SoCal resort, as is June Lake.

And you are correct on the water. The movie Chinatown touches on this, with Mr. Mulray (John Huston) doing fictionalized version of Mr. Mulholland.

[Sivad]

I reside in the Northern Motherlode and there is no time
of year I can’t easily get to Mono Lake. But if
geography figures into the mix there then it should
figure in across the board when drawing North/South
boundary. My old Cal Poly pal lives in El Dorado Co
and was active in the State of Jefferson project.
I think he wanted to draw the state line at North
Sacramento.😅