Saturday, May 17, 2014

One dead, one injured in unrelated parachute crashes

A woman was killed in a parachute accident in Georgina, while another man was hurt in a separate mishap.

One person is dead after a skydiving accident in Georgina, according to York Regional Police.

Police say the unidentified woman was killed after an accident involving her parachute. They received the call around 7:40 p.m. Saturday.

The victim was found on Old Homestead Rd., near Baldwin airport.

In an apparently unrelated accident, a man was found on Woodbine Ave. near Ravenshoe Rd., near Keswick, Ont., after injuring his leg in the crash of a parasailing-type apparatus, involving a parachute and a large fan.

Police say the man, a regular participant in this activity, was attempting to gain liftoff, but failed and was injured in the resulting crash. He was taken to hospital with injuries not considered life-threatening.

Police were gathering further information in both incidents.

A person answering the phone at the Parachute School of Toronto, based at Baldwin Airport, refused to comment.

The Parachute School bills itself as the only skydiving centre in the Greater Toronto Area, and says on its website “First jumps are our specialty.”


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