A skydiver died after a 'hard landing' during festivities leading up to a Friday football game at a Tennessee high school.
Here's the latest for Friday, October 21: Bannon sentenced to prison; House committee subpoenas Trump; Johsnon in running to return as U.K. Prime Minister; Ballet comes back to Cuba.A skydiver died after a"hard landing" during festivities leading up to a Friday football game at a Tennessee high school, according to the company organizing the jump.
The man crash-landed during a pregame ceremony involving three parachutists before the 7 p.m. kickoff of a football game at David Crockett High School in the eastern Tennessee town of Jonesborough, Jerry Boyd, Superintendent of Washington County Schools, told USA TODAY."Our deepest sympathies go out to the family of the injured skydiver that has passed away," he said in a statement.
The skydiver was 55 years old and had"more than 1500 jumps to his credit," JumpTN said in a statement to USA TODAY. The company said site observers and witnesses did not notice anything unusual about the free fall or the parachute, which was deployed"without incident." "The deceased was a highly experienced jumper with decades of experience to their credit and a well-respected member of the skydiving community," JumpTN said in the statement."The entire skydiving community is saddened by the sudden loss of a wonderful member of their community."After the incident, school and district administrators led the crowd in a moment of silence and decided to continue the game with a delayed start time, Boyd said.
Mental health professionals will be available for students and staff members at all Washington County schools Monday, he added.
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