Two tandem skydivers plummeted to their deaths after their parachute failed to open on Aug. 6, in Acampo, California.
“It appeared that the parachute did not deploy until after impact,” San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office wrote in a statement.
The names of the two men are being withheld until they’re identified by their families.
The Federal Aviation Administration will investigate the incident.
Safety Record
Skydive Lodi–The Parachute Center has been in the news multiple times for past accidents.
In February, an experienced skydiver died there after his parachute malfunctioned, FOX40 reported.
The owner of the center, Bill Dause, said the company was not at fault since the skydiver packed his parachute himself.
Dause said his operation is probably just as safe or safer than others.
But he also said he doesn’t keep track of how many people have died there.
“The unfortunate numbers, that it’s not important to me. We do everything we can to prevent the next one, and we see why the other ones have happened,” he told FOX40.
