Tragic update ... Skydiving instructor dies from injuries after parachute malfunctions during tandem jump in Waller County
A witness who lives in the neighborhood said he saw the victims struggling with their parachutes.
“He let off his primary and then the secondary shoot like opened halfway up so he didn’t fall like a straight fall, he was like 50 percent shoot, like a corkscrew,” said witness Alex Arias. Arias said he rushed over to help after the crash and found the male instructor unconscious, but said the woman was awake and asking for help.Both were air-lifted to an area trauma center, where the instructor later succumbed to his injuries.2 skydivers in critical condition after parachute did not open during tandem jump in Waller County, sheriff says“Skydive Houston, along with the greater skydiving community at large, is deeply saddened by the loss of our tandem instructor and friend.
Jump operations have temporarily been suspended, pending both local law enforcement and FAA investigations.Mother of two. Award-winning lover of digital storytelling, sparked by my fascination of being a fashionable gossip like my favorite "Willona Woods" character from "Good Times." On the serious side, president of the Houston Association of Black Journalists and dedicated community servant.
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