Two skydivers fell hundreds of feet to their deaths after colliding over an airport in California.
The men's parachutes became entangled and deflated around 300ft to 400ft in the air over Perris Valley Airport, California sending both men hurtling to the ground.
Both were pronounced dead at the scene after the accident at 4pm yesterday
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One of the men, Patrick McGowan,42, had worked with Skydive Perris for almost two decades and oversaw parachuting activities at the airport.
The sheriff-coroner's office identified the other man as Christopher David Stasky of San Diego, 42.
Scott Smith, western regional director of the US Parachute Association, told the Riverside Press-Enterprise newspaper that Mr McGowan was a long-time instructor with Skydive Perris and had more than 17,000 jumps.
He added that Mr Stasky was helping Mr McGowan train parachute instructors for the Canadian military.
The men's parachutes became entangled and deflated around 300ft to 400ft in the air over Perris Valley Airport, California sending both men hurtling to the ground.
Both were pronounced dead at the scene after the accident at 4pm yesterday
view picture after the jump
One of the men, Patrick McGowan,42, had worked with Skydive Perris for almost two decades and oversaw parachuting activities at the airport.
The sheriff-coroner's office identified the other man as Christopher David Stasky of San Diego, 42.
Scott Smith, western regional director of the US Parachute Association, told the Riverside Press-Enterprise newspaper that Mr McGowan was a long-time instructor with Skydive Perris and had more than 17,000 jumps.
He added that Mr Stasky was helping Mr McGowan train parachute instructors for the Canadian military.
Both men were pronounced dead soon after they impacted the ground
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