Skydiving fatality in Västerås, Sweden, 6 August 2022

SFL-2022-037 · Cause: Under review

Unconfirmed Facts as reported in the sources below. This is not an official investigation.

Incident

Date
06.08.2022
Country
Sweden
Drop zone
Fallskärmsklubben Aros
Place
Västerås
Context
Sport / fun jump

Jumper

Gender
Male
Age
45

Cause

Category
Under review

What happened

Very experienced jumper. The parachute appeared to have malfunctioned; he died in hospital. The Swedish Transport Agency investigated.

Sources

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