Witness Speaks Out About Trying to Save Skydiver After Victim Fell to the Ground with Unopened Parachute

First responders found the 60-year-old victim in a Colorado field not breathing and unresponsive

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  • Authorities responded to a report of a skydiver found in a Colorado field face-down on Sunday, Nov. 16. He was pronounced deceased
  • The company Mile-Hi Skydiving, which is in the area where the incident occurred, confirmed it experienced an accident that day
  • The incident is being investigated by authorities, and the victim has not been identified

A 60-year-old skydiver died last weekend in Colorado during an incident in which eyewitnesses said the man’s parachute seemed to be not fully opened.

Authorities received a report on the afternoon of Sunday, Nov. 16, of a parachuter in a field face-down who was not breathing and unresponsive, the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office said.

Emergency responders arrived at the scene, the sheriff’s office statement continued, and administered CPR…

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