Skydiving fatality in Parakai, Auckland, New Zealand, 10 March 2022

SFL-2022-005 · Cause: Freefall collision

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

Incident

Date
10.03.2022
Country
New Zealand
Drop zone
Skydive Auckland
Place
Parakai, Auckland
Context
Sport / fun jump
Jump type
Belly / RW
Phase
Freefall

Jumper

Gender
Female
Age
43
Total jumps
200

Cause

Category
Freefall collision
Contributing factors
Water landing

What happened

9-way speed star at a boogie. Collided with another jumper and was knocked unconscious; another jumper on the load deployed her parachute. She landed in the sea and died despite rescue attempts.

Sources

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