Ann Wick's parachute "fully" deployed "as designed" before her death, according to the skydiving company A 55-year-old woman from Minnesota died in a skydiving incident in Arizona last week, authorities said.
Police responded to the skydiving center, where the 55-year-old Minnesota woman was pronounced dead at the scene.
Ann Wick, a registered nurse who grew up in Burnsville, had jumped hundreds of times before, her brother said.
Ann Wick, 55, was skydiving when she encountered a problem during her descent. She was pronounced dead despite efforts from medical personnel.
Police and the Federal Aviation Administration are investigating after a Minnesota woman died in a parachuting accident in Eloy Friday afternoon.
ST. PAUL — A Stillwater, Minnesota, woman died Friday afternoon in a parachuting accident in Eloy, Ariz., police said. Ann Wick, 55, died around 4 p.m. Friday, Jan. 25 after “experiencing complications during descent” at Skydive Arizona, which is billed as the largest skydiving facility in the United States.
Authorities say 55-year-old Ann Wick, of Minnesota, experienced complications during her descent at Skydive Arizona in Eloy on January 24th. Despite life-saving efforts, she was pronounced dead at the scene. According to Wick’s Facebook page, she was living in Stillwater, Minnesota and was a frequent skydiver.
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Authorities are still investigating to determine an exact cause, but said in a press release that there were "complications" during the dive.
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Ann Wick, 55, is the latest skydiving fatality in Eloy, Arizona after she fell to her death during a jump on Jan. 24. Wick was from Minnesota.