A neighbor's surveillance video captured an SUV window's reflection, showing the skydiver descending before making a hard landing.

Detectives are investigating after a skydiver was found dead in the front yard of a residence near an airpark in Florida, authorities said Saturday.

A man outfitted in parachute attire and gear was located just before 12:30 p.m. on the lawn of a home in Titusville, about 50 miles east of Orlando, police said in a statement. The Titusville Fire Department responded and said the man was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police on Monday identified the victim as 69-year-old Frederick C. Morello, of Ormond Beach, CBS affiliate WKMG reported.

  • Bluefalcon@discuss.tchncs.de
    264·
    1 year ago

    " Police are still not releasing what caused that hard landing."

    I’m going to take a guess and say the ground. A damn near 70 year old hit the ground at that speed. Imagine the aftermath. Guts and skin everywhere.

    • 🔍🦘🛎@lemmy.worldEnglish
      7·
      1 year ago

      Human bodies splatter less than you think, more akin to dropping a sausage on the floor. It bounces, and a piece or two might disconnect, but “guts and skin everywhere” is more a traumatic car accident thing.