Man critically hurt in Perris Valley skydiving accident [Updated]
A man is in critical condition after a skydiving accident Friday morning in Perris.
Details are still sketchy, but officials said it occurred at the Perris Valley Sky Diving Center.
A spokeswoman for the Riverside County Fire Department told the Press-Enterprise that the accident occurred after 9 a.m. Firefighters were called to the scene and administered CPR on the skydiver, the spokeswoman told the paper.
He was then taken to a local hospital.
The Perris Valley Sky Diving Center is one of several sky diving facilities in the Perris area of Riverside County. According to it website, the center offers skydiving training as well as facilities for experienced divers, along with indoor skydiving.
[Updated at 7:20 p.m.: Skydiver Mikhail Boldyrev, 38, died Friday afternoon at Riverside County Regional Medical Center. According to the Riverside County coroner, Boldyrev's parachute collapsed after colliding with another.]
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EDITOR'S PICKS:
Ouchhhh...That can't be good for business...
Posted by: TheBigPicture | April 30, 2010 at 12:43 PM
"That's not gonna be good for anybody..." - Seinfeld
Posted by: ClemCatfish | April 30, 2010 at 10:29 PM
take care dear skydivers....
Posted by: Skydivers | August 18, 2010 at 02:15 AM
My thoughts and prayers go out to his family and friends. I finished up my week of jumping at Perris on 12-29-10.... This will be a hard hit to Perris Valley Skydivers Boogie for Spinal Cord Research Fundraiser going on all week. Canopy Collisions are reported to be one of the leading causes in skydiving accidents.
Back in August of this Year the USPA (U.S. Parachute Association, 5401 Southpoint Centre Blvd. Fredericksburg VA 22407) Issued this Safety Advisory to all Drop Zones and Members of the USPA:
http://www.uspa.org/USPAMembers/Safety/SafetyAdvisory/tabid/537/Default.aspx
Posted by: Skydiver | January 01, 2011 at 11:41 AM