Metro ATL Skydiver Dies When Parachute Fails To Open

THOMASTON, GA — A metro Atlanta skydiver was found dead on an airport tarmac after her emergency parachute failed to open during a midair collision, Upson County Sheriff Dan Kilgore recently announced.

Kilgore said Jasmine Black, 48, of Locust Grove, died in the accident around 4:15 p.m. Saturday at Skydive Atlanta at the Thomaston-Upson County Airport.

Black was approaching a landing zone when her main parachute hit another skydiver's parachute at low altitude, Kilgore said. She cut her parachute away from the other before attempting to deploy her emergency parachute, the sheriff said.

However, due to the low altitude, the emergency parachute did not open, and Black was found dead on the tarmac, Kilgore said. The status of the second skydiver was not immediately known.

Black was experienced and had at least 160 jumps to her name, Kilgore said.

The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating the crash.

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