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Mitchell Deakin fell approximately 11,000 feet through the air before crashing in the desert while skydiving on vacation in Las Vegas

The 25-year-old was with a 54-year-old instructor in the air when their parachute malfunctioned

Both Deakin and his instructor, identified as Jiron Arcos Ponce, survived the fall; however, they reportedly sustained serious injuries

A British man on vacation in Las Vegas and his skydiving instructor sustained serious injuries after their parachutes malfunctioned during a jump, causing them to crash land in the desert.

Mitchell Deakin, from Lytham St Annes, near Blackpool, Lancashire, and his instructor plunged approximately 11,000 feet through the sky before crashing in Jean, Nev., according to the BBC .

Citing the Las Vegas Metropolitan

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