A skydiver was seriously injured after his parachute failed to completely open and struck the roof of a home before landing on the ground, the Oceanside Fire Department said.
A skydiver was seriously injured after his parachute failed to completely open and he struck the roof of a home before landing on the ground, the Oceanside Fire Department said.
The skydiver from GoJump Oceanside fell from the sky at around 5 p.m. Friday. He struck the roof and landed between two homes on Toopal Drive near the Oceanside Airport.
His partially-open chute prevented him from completely freefalling, but OFD said the landing was still uncontrolled and at an accelerated pace.
OFD firefighters and paramedics arrived eight minutes after a 911 call, officials said. A Carlsbad Fire Department ambulance rushed the skydiver to an awaiting air ambulance at the airport and the victim was then airlifted by Mercy Air to a trauma center for further treatment.
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No injuries to residents were reported. The man was identified as being in his 30s to 40s.
No other information was available.
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