Schoolgirl plunges 1,300ft to her death on birthday skydive along with instructor
In footage shared on local reports, a man can be heard saying: "My God, I hope that Liz come this way," as other skydivers land.Emergency services scrambled to the scene at around 3.43pm local time, and found two bodies near the Mexico-Acapulco highway.
Jorge Gaitan, director of Albatros Parachuting, said the fall was not an accident caused by a malfunction in the equipment.He said: "We are investigating, but the parachute was working well. "Everything seems to indicate that the release of the parachute was not an accident, because it was activated. "It wasn't equipment failure or anything like that. It surely had to do with someone who was on that flight, who manipulated and activated the release mechanism."
The skydiving company said the parachute's release was activated at an altitude where "it was impossible for the parachute to respond".
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