Authorities are investigating the fourth fatal skydiving accident in the past year at a Colorado airport, following the death of skydiving operator Brock Barto on Saturday.
Longmont police Sgt. John Wederquist says rescue crews responded Saturday to reports of a man in his 30s who apparently misjudged his landing and hit the ground.ย Mile-Hi Skydiving said Brock was an experienced skydiver with hundreds of jumps under his belt.
The Federal Aviation Administration plans to investigate the death.ย
It’s the fourth death of a skydiver in the past year from flights taking off from the Vance Brand Municipal Airport 38 miles north of Denver.
Most recently, ย instructor and videographer Patrick Gire of Denver died June 17 from complications stemming from a September accident.
Two skydivers also died in separate falls in October and May.
