California
California skydiver injured after parachute malfunctions
OCEANSIDE, Calif. (AP) — A skydiver was significantly injured when his parachute did not open correctly and he fell onto the roof of a house close to San Diego, authorities mentioned.
Paramedics responded round 5 p.m. Friday following reviews that the skydiver struck the roof after which landed on the bottom between two houses in Oceanside, the Union-Tribune reported. As a result of the parachute opened partially, the skydiver didn’t go right into a freefall, however the drop was “at an accelerated tempo” and uncontrolled, the Oceanside Fireplace Division mentioned in an announcement.
The skydiver, an unidentified man in his 30s or 40s, suffered accidents described as critical, however not life threatening.
No one on the bottom was harm.