A woman from Germany died this morning during a skydiving event in Eloy.
The woman was jumping at about 7:30 a.m. when her parachute malfunctioned, Jocelyn Bernatchez, spokeswoman for Skydive Arizona, said in an email. “The malfunctioning parachute was released too low to allow the reserve parachute to fully open.”
The name of the skydiver is being withheld pending notification of next-of-kin, Bernatchez said
Skydive Arizona was hosting a World Team event when the accident occurred. World Team is an international skydiving team “comprised of world class athletes, professional camera flyers, skilled pilots, and support personnel,” according to its website.
The spokesman for the Eloy Police Department has not yet returned a call about the accident.
