Skydiver critically injured in parachute accident near Hilversum
2 years, 6 months ago

Skydiver critically injured in parachute accident near Hilversum

NL Times  

A skydiver made an emergency landing in a Nieuw Loosdrecht residential area on Friday evening after he was unable to steer during a jump. The residential area sits next to Skydive Hilversum, where the man was receiving training. The man's skydiving instructor believes he pulled or broke something during the jump, causing him to lose the ability to steer. “It is a student who has jumped about ten times," said the club's chief skydiving instructor Edwin de Kok.

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