PIX11– Two people are dead after a horrific skydiving accident in Florida.
41-year-old instructor Orvar Arnarson and 25-year-old student Andrimar Pordarson were part of a group from Iceland that jumped and never returned.
The two did not do a tandem jump, but authorities believe they got tangled in mid-air.
It happened on the groups third jump of the day.
20 other people jumped out of that plane that day as well.
Once everyone was on the ground they realized the two men were missing.
The search for their bodies went on for nearly five hours.
A manager for the company SkydiveCity said the chutes had automatic deployment devices so the possibility of them failing to open is very unlikely.
No other people were injured.
An investigation into the accident is ongoing.
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steven
This is BAD !!!! My heart goes out to the families !!!!
Taylor
This is the 2nd skydiving incident I've seen this week and my girlfriend is going at the end of May. I don't want her to go anymore haha
ian
wait till you are married for a few years. You'll be doing whatever it takes to get her To go!!!!!!!! HaHaHa
Heather
I think Ian's wife is planning his skydiving trip as we speak…
Town Drunk
I had such a peaceful weekend, and then my wife came home.
gr689
so their bodies were never found?
gr689
Bodies were found…this story was maybe a paragraph long here…PIX could've written this a little better
Mis Notlih Rabnud
Makes no sense at all, Jumping out of a perfectly good airplane
Mike
In 1968 a drill instructor at Ft. Campbell, home of the 101st Airborne, told us there were only two things that came out of the sky. That was birdsh*t and fools. I was convinced that I was neither.
Suzanne
I agree with your drill instructor. I have nothing to prove to myself by jumping out of an airplane.
james
I`ve been trying to get my wife to go skydiving but she refuses to jump out of the plane without a parachute. Maybe a deep sea diving trip?
scudrunner
You don't need a parachute to skydive. You only need it if you want to jump a second time!
Kokstufir
Exactly…. Know what the last thing was these guys saw? Their azholes!
Mestano
Had a friend that skydived. He joked that, statistically speaking, it was safest to jump where there had been fatalities.
Leroy Jackson
It wasn't the fall, but the sudden stop that really sucks!
SCS-465
There is no such thing as a "perfectly good airplane" …that's why parachutes were invented in the first place. That, and man's desire for challenge, adventure, thrills, adrenaline rush!! BLUE SKIES!!
Andy
That's very shocking news man! I can not think that someone jump and never return and this is really hurt me. I hope without having proper training no one will try for this kind of fun.
Handre
I'm very much shocked by knowing about this horrific skydiving accident in Florida. But please let me know about their body. Waiting for your response. :)