A skydiver is dead after colliding in mid-air with another jumper at a Montana festival — becoming the fourth person killed at the thrill-seeking event in recent years.
The accident happened at the Lost Prairie Boogie skydiving festival near Marion on Monday morning, when two jumpers slammed into each other as they fell to Earth.
One of the skydivers was knocked unconscious immediately, according to the Flathead County Sheriff’s office.
The Lost Prairie Boogie has been held near Marion, Montana, for 58 years. Four people have died in the last 15. KPAX-TV
The victim’s emergency parachute automatically deployed as they fell, but they still suffered fatal injuries during landing, the Daily Inter Lake reported .
First responders were on hand for the event, and while they rushed to t