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.
Get daily National news
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.
- Family of Penticton’s Taig Savage says it has given up on justice after manslaughter plea
- Surface Green Line LRT route in downtown Calgary endorsed by city committee
- Extremely rare Woolly Dog pelt back in B.C. after more than 160 years
- ‘A lot of work ahead’: Storm-ravaged Saskatchewan cities continue cleanup
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
Comments
Want to discuss? Please read our Commenting Policy first.