Police responded to the skydiving center, where the 55-year-old Minnesota woman was pronounced dead at the scene.
The Eloy Police Department said the incident happened on Friday, Jan. 24, at Skydive Arizona, a skydiving facility in Eloy, and killed Ann Wick, of Minnesota. The department said that officials were sent to Skydive Arizona around 4 p.m., local time following reports of a parachutist who experienced issues during a descent.
Multiple agencies are investigating after a Minnesota woman died while skydiving in Arizona. Ann Wick was pronounced dead on Friday in Eloy, Arizona, about 75 miles southeast of Phoenix. The 55-year-old from Stillwater was an experienced skydiver but reportedly experienced complications during her descent.
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Authorities are still investigating to determine an exact cause, but said in a press release that there were "complications" during the dive.
An investigation is underway after a Minnesota woman died in a skydiving accident in southern Arizona last week.
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Authorities are still investigating to determine an exact cause, but said in a press release that there were "complications" during the dive.