Skydiving fatality in Ricaurte, Cundinamarca, Colombia, 21 July 2023

SFL-2023-030 · Cause: Under review

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

Incident

Date
21.07.2023
Country
Colombia
Drop zone
Xielo
Place
Ricaurte, Cundinamarca
Context
Sport / fun jump
Jump type
Belly / RW

Jumper

Gender
Male
Age
43
Total jumps
3,000

Cause

Category
Under review

What happened

Experienced jumper (more than 3,000 jumps) and instructor at the drop zone, jumping with a partner who was injured. A problem with his parachute was reported; the national federation attributed the accident to human error, saying the jumpers did not keep enough separation.

Sources

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