Skydiver dies after parachute failed to open in California, according to FAA

Monday, October 15, 2018
LODI, California (KTRK) -- Officials say a skydiver died in California after her parachute failed to open.

According to the FAA, the skydiver was using her own equipment.
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This incident is the latest in a string of deaths and violations at the Lodi Parachute Center.

From 1999 to 2017, 15 people have died jumping from planes that took off from that location.
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The FBI raided the business earlier this year. Two people, an instructor and customer died in 2016 when a parachute failed.
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