Midair parachute mishap forces instructor to make desperate move, FL cops say

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Midair parachute mishap forces instructor to make desperate move, FL cops say

A free falling skydiving instructor risked his life to save one of his students after a parachute malfunction in midair, according to investigators in North Florida.Both survived the incident, but it was the instructor that had to be rescued when he was left dangling from the top of a tree, the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office said in a May 9 news release.The incident happened around 5:30 p.m. May 2, and the initial 911 call reported a skydiver went missing east of Palatka Municipal Airport, about a 50-mile drive south from Jacksonville.“The student’s first parachute failed. Seeing the dire situation, the ..