SEBASTIAN, Fla. — Authorities say a New England skydiving instructor died after a hard landing in central Florida.
Sebastian police say 30-year-old Jason Eisenzopf, originally from Fitchburg, Mass., died after being injured during a jump Friday evening. Police say initial reports indicated that he came in too fast, clipped his foot on a ditch and suffered head trauma during his landing.
Indian River County Fire Rescue reports that Eisenzopf was airlifted to a Melbourne hospital, where he died later that evening.
The death remains under investigation. An autopsy is scheduled for later this week, and an expert will inspect Eisenzopf’s equipment.
Eisenzopf’s mother, Barbara Eisenzopf, told Scripps Treasure Coast Newspapers that her son was spending his second winter at Skydive Sebastian and was planning to return to his job at Skydive New England in Lebanon, Maine.
How sad. This young man almost made it. Condolences to his family and friends.
Very sad, parachutes are unforgiving. Once something goes wrong very little time to correct if at all. I really hate to hear anyone going out like this.
He died doing that which he loved doing. My condolences to his family and friends.
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Why arent you suppose to skydive?
what the point of a story and forums if you can’t comment? opinions? than you get flagged for the truth BDN is owned by CHINA? anyways to answer your ?
MiaH do you know of any human born with wings? probably not so if your going to jump from an airplane for a thrill death is facing you dead in the face every time you seek an extreme thrill yea its not cool are awesome anybody dies ,but it is the price they pay.
I’m not going to flag you but that is completely inappropriate, especially right now. Condolences to the family and friends.
I appreciate that although some one else was emotional, My point was you play you pay the price whats wrong with that? its the truth. This is a forum not a Obituary post right unless i’m wrong here. If you seek adventure you also seek uncertainty