An investigation is underway after a Minnesota woman died in a skydiving accident in southern Arizona last week.
The Eloy Police Department said the incident happened on Friday, Jan. 24, at Skydive Arizona, a skydiving facility in Eloy, and killed Ann Wick, of Minnesota. The department said that officials were sent to Skydive Arizona around 4 p.m., local time following reports of a parachutist who experienced issues during a descent.
A Minnesotan was killed in a skydiving accident in Arizona on Friday. According to the Eloy, AZ, Police Department, first responders were called to Skydive Arizona around 4:06 p.m. on Friday on a report of a parachutist “experiencing complications during descent.” Despite medics trying to save her life, the woman was pronounced dead at the scene.
Ann Wick, 55, of Minnesota was skydiving in Arizona when she encountered a problem during her descent. She had completed 267 jumps before her death.
A 55-year-old Minnesota woman died Friday while skydiving in Arizona after experiencing "complications" during descent, according to police.Ann Wick died while parachuting at Skydive Arizona in Eloy,
Ann Wick, a registered nurse who grew up in Burnsville, had jumped hundreds of times before, her brother said.
Police responded to the skydiving center, where the 55-year-old Minnesota woman was pronounced dead at the scene.
Ann Wick, 55, was skydiving when she encountered a problem during her descent. She was pronounced dead despite efforts from medical personnel.
Ann Wick, 55, died while parachuting at Skydive Arizona in Eloy on Friday, Jan. 24. Eloy police said that live-saving measures were performed in an attempt to save Wick, but she was pronounced dead at the scene.
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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