Experienced skydiver injured after parachute fails in Salmon Arm, B.C.
Oct 30, 2017 | 2:30 PM
SALMON ARM , B.C. — An experienced skydiver has landed in hospital after he crashed during a jump in Salmon Arm, B.C.
Rick Scott with Skydive Salmon Arm says the man was injured Sunday when his main parachute failed, leaving only a reserve chute to slow his descent.
The man suffered a broken pelvis in the crash and was taken to hospital by helicopter.
Salmon Arm RCMP say in a news release that the injured man is a 39-year-old Kelowna resident.