Shannon Trembley, 87, was flying maneuvers in her plane when the wing became entangled with the strings of 49-year-old John Frost's parachute. The two crashed to the ground but were not seriously injured.
Fox 13 Tampa Bay NewsBoth the pilot and skydiver sustained minor injuries.
MULBERRY, Fla. -- A plane became entangled in the strings of a skydiver's parachute, sending both crashing into the ground near Tampa, Fla. Saturday.
Both the pilot and jumper hospitalized with minor injuries.
Tim Telford/Courtesy Polk County Sheriff's O RELATED: OIL SLICKS MAY BE MALAYSIA AIRLINES CRASH - TERRORISM POSSIBLEPolk County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Carrie Eleazer says 87-year-old pilot Shannon Trembley was doing takeoff and landing maneuvers Saturday in his Cessna at the South Lakeland Airport in Mulberry.
Tim Telford/Courtesy Polk County Sheriff's OOn his third landing pass, the wing of his plane became entangled in the strings of 49-year-old Gainesville skydiver John Frost's parachute about 75 feet above the ground.
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Tim Telford/Courtesy Polk County Sheriff's OFrost was flung to the ground, and Trembley's plan nose-dived to the surface as well.
Eleazer says neither sustained serious injury, but went to the hospital.
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The National Transportation Safety Board and FAA are investigating.
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