A 55-year-old skydiver with hundreds of jumps worth of experience tragically died during a jump in Eloy, Arizona.
A Minnesotan was killed in a skydiving accident in Arizona on Friday. According to the Eloy, AZ, Police Department, first responders were called to Skydive Arizona around 4:06 p.m. on Friday on a report of a parachutist “experiencing complications during descent.” Despite medics trying to save her life, the woman was pronounced dead at the scene.
An investigation is underway following the skydiving death of a Stillwater resident in Arizona last week. It happened Friday afternoon in the city of Eloy, where local police say Ann Wick, 55, experienced "complications" during a descent at Skydive Arizona:
Multiple agencies are investigating after a Minnesota woman died while skydiving in Arizona. Ann Wick was pronounced dead on Friday in Eloy, Arizona, about 75 miles southeast of Phoenix. The 55-year-old from Stillwater was an experienced skydiver but reportedly experienced complications during her descent.
Police responded to the skydiving center, where the 55-year-old Minnesota woman was pronounced dead at the scene.
According to the Phoenix Sky Harbor website, the flight was an American Airlines flight to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
An American Airlines passenger jet collided with a Black Hawk helicopter, crashing into the Potomac River in Washington D.C. on Wednesday night. This is right by the Reagan National Airport where this plane was heading.
The FAA is investigating how the main and reserve parachutes were packed as well as flight rules for the pilot and aircraft.
From ski slopes to skydiving, 55-year-old Ann Wick had an unyielding passion and love for adventure even after a couple near-death experiences.
Helicopter that collided with passenger jet near Reagan Washington National Airport was flown by Army, AP source says.
A small plane crashed near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport Wednesday night after colliding with a military helicopter.
A small aircraft crashed in the Potomac River near the vicinity of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday night, authorities said.