1 of 2 | On Saturday, NFD emergency personnel responded to an incident after reports that a skydiver landed in a treetop roughly three miles from the Ashland City Highway near Nashville. "He was hanging on still by the parachute that was connected to a harness and equipment, as well," stated an NFD a spokesperson. Photo courtesy Nashville Fire Department
Oct. 6 (UPI) -- A skydiving session turned deadly in Tennessee this weekend after a mid-air separation during a tandem jump caused an instructor to fall to his death without a parachute and a first-time student jumper to end up stranded in a tree.
Emergency personnel in Nashville responded to the incident on Saturday after reports of a student parachutist that landed in a treetop some three miles from the Ashland City Highway.
The Nashville Fire Department said the unidentified skydiver was suspended in the tree about 50 feet off the ground.
"He was hanging on still by the parachute that was connected to a harness and equipment, as well," stated Kendra Loney, a spokesperson with the Nashville Fire Department.
