Skydive Elsinore described both skydivers as licensed and experienced
Both skydivers were pronounced dead at a local hospital Friday after they collided in midair and plummeted to the ground during an organized skydiving event at Skydive Elsinore in Lake Elsinore, California.
The Riverside County Fire Department said the two had suffered traumatic injuries and were taken to a local hospital in critical condition.
Skydive Elsinore described the skydivers as licensed and experienced, in a statement about Friday’s accident.
According to the company, the free fall portion of the dive and the opening of the parachutes were normal.
The two skydivers collided at approximately 150 feet (about 46 meters) above the ground as they prepared to land, the company said.
“The collision caused their parachutes to become entangled, and both sustained critical injuries when they reached the ground,” Skydive Elsinore said in a statement.
Skydive Elsinore and the Riverside County Fire Department provided statements about the accident.