50-year-old President & CEO of Squaw Valley, Andy Wirth, was skydiving alone yesterday in Lodi, CA when he had a very hard landing. During the hard landing Andy badly injured his arm.
The arm injury must be pretty bad because Andy has already had one surgery and he is scheduled for another. SnowBrains’ medical team has told us that an arm injury involving two surgeries in two days is serious and was likely a shattering (comminuted fracture) of the arm bones, potential an open fracture (bone sticking out of skin), with major connective tissue damage (ie tendons and ligaments torn).
Andy will be staying in the hospital during his recovery. Andy’s injury isn’t life threatening, but it must a major injury
Andy Wirth got into skydiving in since moving to Tahoe via Squaw Valley athletes JT Holmes and Timy Dutton.
SnowBrains wishes Andy a speedy recovery from his arm injury.
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I heard from a source that his wife Karen was supposed to jump first but because the winds were gusty she did not
andy jumped a gust caught him and pushed ihim nto a vineyard where he received serious injuries to his arm do not know which one
There was worry that he could have lost the arm but for now that is not the case
Like Jimmy King Sez… “BUMMER”.
Sorry to hear about the arm. Wishing you fast healing. Praying for your speedy recovery.
Wishing Andy a speedy recovery.
Never high five a statue when landing ….
Stick to snow, you wanna be pro!
I think everyone hopes he recovers very soon. THEN his wife will box him around the ears for skyjumping at his age. 🙂
Two surgeries, one arm? That’s bad. dislocated elbow, torn tendons, spiral fracture, arm not gonna be the same kinda injury.
Bummer dude, right before ski season.
The McConkey movie told us BASE was dangerous. I guess skydiving, too.