YORKVILLE — Two people were injured in a tandem skydiving accident Sunday.
A Flight for Life air ambulance arrives after a skydiving accident Sunday in Racine County.
The accident was reported at 1:43 p.m. Sunday, according to the Racine County Sheriff’s Office.
“A 28-year-old female from Racine and a 49-year-old female from Chicago were tandem skydiving,” RCSO reported Sunday afternoon. “Their parachute was deployed; however, they lost control approximately 20-30 feet from the ground and crashed. Both sustained life-threatening injuries and were transported to area trauma centers via Flight for Life.”
The skydivers were affiliated with Skydive Midwest Skydiving Center, headquartered in Yorkville, north of Highway 11 and west of Interstate 94.
Megan George, co-owner of Skydive Midwest, said the exact cause of the crash remains unconfirmed. “We cannot speculate anything at this time since the investigation is still ongoing,” George said in a phone interview Monday. “We cannot say anything further.”
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George said that one of the two women hurt was an instructor.
It was the second air-accident in as many days in Yorkville. Saturday afternoon, a small plane crashed in a Yorkville farm field, although the pilot suffered only minor injuries and did not need to be hospitalized.
PHOTOS: Plane skids onto I-94 in October 2012
There were no injuries when a Skydive Midwest plane skidded onto I-94 while attempted to land at Sylvania Airport in Yorkville, according to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation.
I-94 Plane Crash
A Racine County sheriff's deputy investigates a plane crash in the eastbound lanes of I-94 north of Highway 11 Monday evening after a Skydive Midwest plane slid onto the interstate while attempting to land at the Sturtevant airport. To the left of the deputy is part of the plane's landing gear. / Photo by gregory.shaver@journaltimes.com
Plane skids onto I-94
**FILE PHOTO**Police investigate a plane crash in the eastbound lanes of I-94 north of Highway 11 Monday evening. A Skydive Midwest plane slid onto the interstate while attempting to land at Sylvania Airport in Yorkville. / File photo by gregory.shaver@journaltimes.com
I-94 Plane Crash
An airplane sits in the eastbound lanes of I-94 north of Highway 11 Monday evening after the Skydive Midwest plane slid onto the interstate while attempting to land at the Sturtevant airport. / Photo by gregory.shaver@journaltimes.com
I-94 Plane Crash
An airplane sits in the eastbound lanes of I-94 north of Highway 11 Monday evening after the Skydive Midwest plane slid onto the interstate while attempting to land at the Sturtevant airport. / Photo by gregory.shaver@journaltimes.com
I-94 Plane Crash
Rescue workers treat a person after they were removed from an airplane that crashed into the eastbound lanes of I-94 north of Highway 11 Monday evening The Skydive Midwest plane slid onto the interstate while attempting to land at the Sturtevant airport. There were two people on board the plane, according to a Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman. The crash occurred shortly after 6:30 p.m. Monday. / Photo by gregory.shaver@journaltimes.com
I-94 Plane Crash
Rescue workers remove a person from the an airplane that crashed into the eastbound lanes of I-94 north of Highway 11 Monday evening. The Skydive Midwest plane slid onto the interstate while attempting to land at the Sturtevant airport. There were two people on board the plane, according to a Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman. The crash occurred shortly after 6:30 p.m. Monday. / Photo by gregory.shaver@journaltimes.com
I94 Plane Crash
Firefighters spray foam on an airplane that sits in the eastbound lanes of I-94 north of Highway 11, Monday evening October 22, 2012, after the Skydive Midwest plane slid onto the interstate while attempting to land at the Sturtevant airport. / Photo by gregory.shaver@journaltimes.com
Plane crash
A plane is surrounded by emergency crews on Interstate 94 after a crash Monday, Oct. 22, 2012. /Photo by Gregory Shaver
