TAIC investigating skydiving accident near Queenstown
The Transport Accident Investigation Commission has
opened an inquiry into this afternoon’s (10 January 2018)
aviation accident at Lake Wakatipu in Otago.
It is
tracking the continuing search and rescue operation, and
deploying two investigators, expected to arrive on the scene
as soon as practicable on Thursday 11 January.
The
circumstances reported are that during a commercial tandem
skydive, where the passenger is attached to a ‘tandem
master,’ a possible malfunction of the parachute has
resulted in the pair entering Lake Wakatipu. The tandem
master has been recovered from the lake and taken to
Queenstown hospital with reported serious injuries. The
passenger is still missing.
The Commission’s inquiry
will seek to explain the circumstances and causes of the
accident, with a view to helping prevent similar accidents
in the future.
The Commission is unable to confirm
further details of this afternoon’s events while the
search and rescue operation
continues.
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