NOTRE-DAME, N.B. – RCMP are investigating the death of a man while skydiving Saturday afternoon in New Brunswick.
Police said the 34-year-old’s body was found in a field off Highway 115 in Notre-Dame, about 30 kilometres north of Moncton.
“The skydiver fell to his death,” Sgt. Jamie Melanson said Sunday in an interview.
“We received a call that there was a body and, for all intents and purposes, it was a skydiving accident.”
Police said the man was from Notre-Dame, but did not release his name pending notification of his family.
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They said he was skydiving with a group of people at the time.
Melanson said it was too early to say whether a problem with the man’s parachute led to his death.
“The RCMP will investigate to eliminate any criminal implications and at this point in time in our investigation, we have no reason to believe that there was anything criminal,” he said.
An autopsy will be performed to determine the cause of death.
Greg MacBeth, a long-time skydiver and instructor with Skydive Moncton, said the man was skydiving with the company at the time.
MacBeth, who did not witness the incident, said he inspected the man’s parachute after the accident and doesn’t believe anything malfunctioned.
“There was absolutely nothing wrong with his equipment,” said MacBeth, adding that the victim was an experienced skydiver.
MacBeth said the company shut down operations Saturday and reopened Sunday. He said revenue collected Sunday would go to the man’s family.
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