SEBASTIAN, Fla. – A skydiving instructor from Georgia died after a hard landing while trying to avoid another skydiver Monday morning, according to the Sebastian Police Department.
Officials said 49-year-old Christian Stevens of Canton, Georgia was injured around 10 a.m. at Sebastian Municipal Airport.
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Records show Stevens, who had 20 years of skydiving experience, was attempting to avoid another skydiver during his landing, which caused him to hit the ground at a high rate of speed.
Stevens was taken to an area hospital, where he died.
The Sebastian Police Department and the Federal Aviation Administration are investigating.