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A skydiver died aft plummeting to the crushed astatine a precocious schoolhouse stadium earlier a shot crippled Friday successful Jonesborough, Tenn.
A spokesperson for Jump TN, the institution that arranged the skydiving event, confirmed the decease successful a connection provided Sunday to The Washington Post. Describing the skydiver arsenic a 55-year-old antheral with much than 1,500 jumps to his credit, spokesperson Angela Alley wrote that helium “suffered fatal injuries aft a hard landing extracurricular of the intended landing area.”
The incidental occurred astatine David Crockett High School, which was taking connected Daniel Boone High successful the 52nd yearly Musket Bowl. The planned landing of the unidentified skydiver onto the tract was portion of a slate of pregame events.
“On behalf of David Crockett High School, Daniel Boone High School, and the remainder of the Washington County Schools community, we are saddened by the tragic incidental that occurred anterior to the commencement of tonight’s shot crippled astatine the David Crockett High School shot stadium,” Washington County Schools Superintendent Jerry Boyd said successful a statement. “Our deepest sympathies spell retired to the household of the injured skydiver that has passed away. We inquire that everyone support the household successful their thoughts and prayers arsenic they woody with the nonaccomplishment of a beloved husband, father, and grandfather.”
Boyd added that intelligence wellness services would beryllium made disposable to students and unit members astatine region schools connected Monday.
The skydiver was capable to deploy his parachute, but footage shared by Tri-Cities country presumption WJHL showed him spinning successful the aerial portion plunging downward, with screams from onlookers audible.
After the skydiver was airlifted to a hospital, a infinitesimal of soundlessness was held and the crippled was delayed, but it was played that evening. Boyd told WJHL that the determination to spell up with the crippled was meant to “try to present immoderate consciousness of normal.”
Alley said observers astatine the country “noticed thing antithetic astir the escaped autumn and the skydiver deployed their parachute without incident.” Witnesses besides did not announcement thing abnormal astir the show of the parachute aft it was deployed, she wrote, adding that the unfortunate was “a well-respected subordinate of the skydiving community.”
“The full skydiving assemblage is saddened by the abrupt nonaccomplishment of a fantastic subordinate of their community,” Alley wrote. “Our hearts and prayers spell retired to the household and friends of the deceased.”
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