Skydiver dies in Tennessee highschool soccer pregame leap

JONESBOROUGH, Tenn. (AP) – A skydiver has died after making a troublesome touchdown from a leap leap at a Tennessee highschool soccer stadium on Friday, officers mentioned.

In a press release, Washington County Superintendent Jerry Boyd mentioned divers jumped into the David Crockett Excessive Faculty soccer stadium in Jonesborough, northeast Tennessee. David Crockett is dealing with off from close by Daniel Boone’s Grey Excessive Faculty.

Boyd mentioned the skydiver was a beloved husband, father and grandfather. He mentioned psychological well being assist specialists will probably be at each faculties on Monday.

“Our deepest sympathies exit to the household of the deceased injured skydiver,” Boyd mentioned within the assertion.

Leap TN, an organization in Greeneville, advised information retailers in a press release that the 55-year-old has labored with the corporate and has carried out greater than 1,500 jumps. The corporate mentioned observers and witnesses didn’t discover something uncommon concerning the leap or his parachute, saying it deployed with out incident.

Authorities haven’t but launched the identification of the skydiver.

After the incident, the skydiver was taken to the hospital for his accidents and was silent for a second. The soccer match went on with a delayed begin.