UPDATE | Sept. 26
According to a GoFundMe page, the 24-year-old skydiver who sustained serious injuries is a citizen of the United Kingdom named Mitchell Deakin.
Deakin's family launched the GoFundMe to cover medical expenses.
"This has been extremely traumatic for him and his family and friends, as he is so far away from home. We all want him back in the UK safe, where he can be looked after by us all," the family said. "The donations made will go towards the rest of his recovery time in America paying for any necessary medical bills, transportation and accommodation, as we do not know how long it will be until he can fly home."
On Sept. 25, the family said Deakin is recovering and is staying "really positive."
UPDATE | Sept. 25
On Thursday, Channel 13 obtained LVMPD's report for a skydiving incident that hospitalized two people on Sept. 17.
According to the report, the two individuals have been identified as a 24-year-old skydiving student and an 54-year-old instructor. LVMPD shared that the instructor was strapped to the student.
The report outlines that "a small plane took off from the Jean Airport under the employ of Go Jump Las Vegas," where at 11,000 feet, "two sets of jumpers disembarked." LVMPD said that one set of jumpers experienced a parachute malfunction, which was witnessed by "the instructor of the other set of jumpers."
As a result of the malfunction, the two jumpers "[impacted] the ground at approximately 35-45 mph," with LVMPD sharing that each jumper sustained serious injuries.
In the report, LVMPD said that the instructor from the other jumper set noticed some issues with the primary chute of the impacted jumper set, observing that "the primary chute was not working as well as it could have."
Though the impacted jumpers deployed the back-up chute, the other instructor saw that "the chute had greater issues since the slide did not go all the way down, preventing the full opening of the chute," officials said.
The affected instructor and student were then seen spinning, unable to break free before they hit the ground, LVMPD said.
Both men were taken by Mercy Air to UMC Trauma.
ORIGINAL REPORT
JEAN, Nev. (KTNV) — A skydiving incident near Jean hospitalized two individuals on Wednesday afternoon.
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The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said both individuals sustained life-threatening injuries.
The incident is being investigated by the Federal Aviation Administration.
An FAA spokesperson sent Channel 13 this statement after we reached out:
The FAA was informed that a skydiving accident occurred in Jean, Nevada, around noon local time on Wednesday, Sept. 17. Local authorities will provide the names of the people involved.
- The FAA investigates the packing of the main and reserve parachutes, and the rules of flight for the pilot and aircraft. If the FAA does not find any evidence of regulatory violation, it will defer any further investigation of the accident to local law enforcement. The FAA does not determine cause.
- View the FAA skydiving regulations here.
- Contact the United States Parachute Association for skydiving accident statistics.
This is a developing story. Channel 13 will add updates as they are made available.