A fatal skydiving accident outside of Nashville is being investigated by the Federal Aviation Administration.

The skydiving instructor and the student became separated at some point, leaving the instructor to presumably freefall, police said.

Skydiving instructor death

What they're saying:

A 35-year-old skydiving instructor was found dead in the clearing of a wooded area off Ashland City Highway Saturday, Metro Nashville police said .

Police said the instructor became separated at the plane from a tandem rig with the skydiver, and the instructor is presumed to have fallen from the sky without a parachute.

Police said three other skydivers who jumped moments earlier landed safely, as did the plane at Tune Airport.

FOX 17 Nashville reported the skydivers were with Go Skydive Na

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