Reflection catches final moments of skydiver’s life before he landed in Florida yard
Reflection captures last moments of parachutist’s life before he landed in the Florida yard
- An unidentified man who was skydiving landed in a homeowner’s yard and died
- A neighbor’s surveillance camera captured the moment from Saturday
- Titusville police are still investigating the incident
This is the bizarre moment a man’s fatal skydiving accident was caught on surveillance video seconds before he hit the ground and died.
Around 12:25pm on Saturday, the man was seen in the reflection of the rear car window parked in the driveway of a house in Titusville, Florida.
The unnamed skydiver hit the pavement and was found dead.
“He just landed here,” said James Sconiers, the owner of the house WKMG.
Sconiers approached the man and repeatedly asked if he could hear him, but got no response.
Around 12:25pm on Saturday, the man was seen in the reflection of the rear car window parked in the driveway of a house in Titusville, Florida.
It is unclear whether the man parachuted himself or whether he was with others
The man was found wearing neon yellow parachute equipment.
Sconiers, a Vietnam veteran, said: ‘Watch the video and see what happened. Why did he fall so hard when all the safety mechanisms are in place? Something tells me there’s a problem there.’
Police revealed the man was found just about a block away from the Arthur Dunn Airpark.
The sky park is home to the Skydive Space Center. When asked about the incident by WKMG, center officials declined to comment.
It is unclear whether the man parachuted himself or whether he was with others.
At the time of the crash, the Titusville Fire Department posted on X and said, ‘**Parachutist down** Report of skydiver down on Merry Ln. it is located just next to Arthur-Dunn Airpark.’
James Sconiers, the owner of the house, said ‘Watch the video and see what happened. Why did he fall so hard when all the safety mechanisms are in place? Something tells me there’s a problem there’
The man was found wearing neon yellow parachute equipment
Police revealed the man was found just about a block away from the Arthur Dunn Airpark
The sky park is home to the Skydive Space Center. When asked about the incident by WKMG, center officials declined to comment
No further details have been released about what exactly happened, but Sconiers insisted the Florida community needs answers.
“God forbid I’m here, you know, and from a security perspective we’ve got to make sure things are the way they’re supposed to be,” Sconiers said.
Titusville police said they will release more information once the investigation is complete.
DailyMail.com reached out to the department but did not get an immediate response.