Officials are investigating after what they describe as an incident involving a skydiver in the vicinity of Danielson Airport. The Connecticut Airport Authority.
Woman seriously injured while skydiving at Suffolk Executive Airport
Suffolk Police Department
and last updated 2021-05-08 13:20:55-04
SUFFOLK, Va. - A woman was hospitalized with serious injuries after landing on top of an aircraft hangar while skydiving at the Suffolk Executive Airport.
According to the Suffolk Police Department, officers and personnel from Suffolk Fire & Rescue were called to the airport at 11:27 a.m. for the incident.
Suffolk Fire & Rescue crews had to use the platform of a ladder truck to reach the victim, who received emergency medical assessment and treatment before being driven to the hospital.
The investigation is still ongoing.
Parachute jump goes wrong
Eyewitnesses saw the helicopter landing
as the parajumper was hanging down on its tail. The video of the incident was distributed by
Chita.ru news agency.
According to the agency, on the morning of March 16, parachuters were heli jumping in the area of the military airfield. The jump went wrong for one of the jumpers and he hang down on suspension lines from the tail of the military helicopter.
When the pilot saw what happened, he decreased the speed, made a circle over the city and started landing. We saw the man hanging down from the helicopter in the sky. It was a scary sight as he could detach and fall down at any moment, an eyewitness said.
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