KINGSTON, Wash. -- Investigators identified a skydiver who was killed over the weekend as a 27-year-old man from Kingston.
Zack Fogel was killed near Marion, Montana, Saturday when his parachute didn't open.
Fogel’s profile picture on Facebook was taken with his niece Jaeda, a little girl his brother Jay Fogel said Fogel loved.
Jay said Fogel was badly hurt in a car accident 10 years ago, and doctors said he would never walk again.
Fogel proved them wrong and eventually was able to walk with the help of canes.
But Fogel, who his brother said loved life, didn’t just walk. He skydived, bungee jumped, parasailed and even went swimming with sharks.
Jay said there wasn't one thing in life that would hold Fogel back, and described his brother as an inspiration to not just disabled people, but to the healthy as well.
On Saturday, Fogel was skydiving at an event in Montana. His brother said after Fogel jumped from a plane, witnesses said he had trouble righting himself into a position in which he could deploy his chute. It didn't open.
The sheriff's office is ruling Fogel’s death an accident. Jay Fogel said he's lost a brother and best friend, who helped him start his dental business. A man with an undying desire to succeed and to never quit.
On Facebook, tributes are being posted on Fogel’s page.
One friend wrote, "He flew through the sky and made us all believe it could be done."
Another wrote, “Your attitude, sense of humor and determination were an inspiration to us all."
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