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Skydiver dead after landing on lawn of Florida home
View Date:2024-12-23 23:39:02
TITUSVILLE — A skydiver was found dead on the front lawn of a home in east central Florida Sunday afternoon in what police are calling a "solo parachuting" incident.
The skydiver, whose name was not released, was discovered wearing parachuting gear by a resident in Titusville, a coastal city about 35 miles east of Orlando. Police and fire department crews arrived at the scene just before 12:30 p.m.
It was not immediately known if the skydiver's gear properly deployed.
A medical helicopter was also called but canceled, Titusville Fire Department officials reported. Paramedics attempted to revive the parachutist before pronouncing the person dead at the scene. Police did not release details of any flight arrangements or the name of the company that conducted the skydiving excursion.
The body was turned over to the Brevard County Medical Examiner’s Office for further investigation.
More:Titusville police investigating skydiving incident that critically injured two men
Skydiving remains a popular pastime in Brevard and nationwide, with flight centers in Titusville and Melbourne Beach and further to the south in Sebastian, according to the United States Parachute Association, which reported 20 fatalities nationwide for 2022.
In 2020, Titusville police were called to investigate after two parachutists were critically injured after plunging into a tree from several hundred feet in the air after jumping from a plane. The two men spun wildly in mid-air before both slammed into an oak tree in the front yard of a one-story home in the 900 block of Tennessee Street, reports show.
The area, with Arthur Dunn Airport less than a mile away from the site of the fatal landing, is a frequent site for skydivers.
Contributing: Christopher Cann, USA TODAY
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