One dead, one injured in horror skydiving tragedy
The pair were treated at the scene, before one was flown by hospital in Melbourne. Photo: Twitter
A person has died and a second has life-threatening injuries following a skydiving crash in Torquay, in coastal Victoria, on Friday afternoon.
The pair were doing a tandem jump when they got into difficulty and crash-landed in a paddock in a street in the town shortly before 1pm.
Paramedics treated the pair in the paddock on Fischer Street.
Tweet from @paul_dowsley
Victorian Police said one person died at the scene while the other had been flown to hospital in a critical condition.
It is believed the plane carrying the pair had taken off from the nearby Torquay Airport shortly before.
Police will prepare a report for the coroner.
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