Provincial police say a woman has died after a skydiving incident in eastern Ontario.
Investigators say they were called to the scene of the incident near Gananoque, Ont., on Saturday afternoon.
They say a 63-year-old woman from Ennismore, Ont., died at the scene.
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Paramedics took a 51-year-old man from Alexandria, Ont., to hospital with serious injuries.
Police have not released their names.
The operator of Skydive Gananoque confirmed that the tragedy happened during a tandem skydive and that the woman who died was a customer. The man who was injured was an employee there and was strapped to her at the time of the incident.
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Provincial police say they’ll continue to investigate the incident and the Transportation Safety Board has been notified.
— With files from Jennifer Basa, Global News
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