Skydiver plunges to death in freak accident after both parachutes fail
Heart-wrenching video shows the moment a professional skydiver plunged to her death after both parachutes failed during a fatal dive.
Carolina Muñoz Kennedy, 40, a professional skydiver from Chile, was making the dive in Boituva, Brazil, on Saturday when she got into difficulty with her parachutes, according to news outlet Diario AS.
Her main parachute malfunctioned and the reserve one then opened with the lines twisted, per Jam Press.
Video shows the skydiver caught in a deadly spin and rapidly spiraling in the air before she then appears to get her parachute under control. But worryingly, she then changes direction and crashes behind several trees.
Eyewitnesses told local news she attempted an emergency landing but hit a road.
“She was lying there on the ground waiting for help and people were calling the fire department and the police. “I felt incredibly sad, shocked,” eyewitness José Soares de Melo told local media.
Paramedics rushed to the scene and administered first aid. She was taken to a nearby hospital but later succumbed to her injuries.