A BRITISH skydiver died in a horror plunge at the Grand Canyon national park in the US on Sunday, police announced last night. Christopher Swales, 55, went into free fall during a tandem skydive ne…
A BRITISH skydiver died in a horror plunge at the Grand Canyon national park in the US on Sunday, police announced last night.
"These difficulties caused the pair to free fall for an unknown distance and hit the ground in what was described as a 'hard landing'", the statement added.Swales had purchased a package that included a tandem jump from Paragon Skydive, investigators said.Mr Swales was taken to hospital but despite medics' efforts he was later pronounced dead.
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