San Diego Sky Diver Dies When Chute Fails
<i> Associated Press</i>
SAN DIEGO —
An off-duty San Diego police officer who was a regular sky diver fell to his death when his parachute did not open during a weekend jump over Otay Mesa, authorities said.
The victim, whose name was not released, was identified as a 32-year-old San Diego police officer, a seven-year veteran of the department, police spokesman Bill Robinson said.
The sky diver fell into a parking lot.
A sky-diving plane operator said the man was a regular. His death was under investigation.
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