The man, 47-year-old Elliot Barstow, was BASE jumping Sunday when his parachute failed to fully open. He hit a rock wall and fell 650 feet.

An experienced skydiver spoke a few final words after he realised he forgot to put on a parachute before jumping.

According to the release, it appeared that neither the skydiver’s primary nor reserve parachute deployed. The Federal Aviation Administration is leading the investigation into the accident.

“No corrective actions appeared to be taken by the jumper, nor was the reserve parachute deployed. The injuries sustained ...

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The sun was rising over the airfield as we donned our parachutes inside the hangar. Chest strap first. Then leg straps. Waistband through loops on the reserve parachute. Reserve parachute attached ...

“The jumper did not deploy the reserve (second) parachute,” the spokesperson for the company said. “The skydiver was jumping parachute gear owned and maintained by the jumper and the weather ...

The company also said skydiving rigs have a computer called an Automatic Activation Device (AAD), which deploys the reserve parachute if the skydiver doesn’t deploy it manually. “There’s ...