SFL-2023-016 · Cause: Under review
Unconfirmed Facts as reported in the sources below. This is not an official investigation.
Incident
- Date
- 16.04.2023
- Date of death
- 22.04.2023
- Country
- Australia
- Drop zone
- Airlie Beach Skydivers
- Place
- Laguna Quays, Queensland
- Phase
- Approach & landing
Jumper
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 52
- Total jumps
- 1,000
Cause
- Category
- Under review
What happened
Solo jump within a group. Police said his parachute opened correctly; he had a hard landing and died in hospital in Brisbane several days later. Experienced (more than 1,000 jumps).
Sources
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