Skydiver dies in San Diego Wednesday morning in the East County as he got killed during one of his jumps. According to authorities, the parachuter who jumped near Lower Otay Lake may have committed suicide. It is thought that skydiver dies in San Diego due to depression after a recent divorce.
The incident of skydiver dies in San Diego happened before 11 a.m. at Skydive San Diego in Jamul, reports 10 News.
The skydiver dies in San Diego because he reportedly did not activate his ripcord after he jumped from a plane. He fell to the Earth in eastern San Diego County, said officials.
On Thursday, after skydiver dies in San Diego, the parachuter was identified as 53-year-old Thomas Steve Clark of San Diego. According to reports, Steve has already had 30 years of experience skydiving. He was a regular of the sport for the last three decades and he was on a solo jump when the fall occurred.
Steve was identified by the San Diego Medical Examiner Office's, reports Fox 5 San Diego.
Skydiver dies in San Diego after he reportedly plunged into a field off the 13500 block of Otay Lakes Road shortly before 10:30 a.m. Lt. Clayton Lisk of the sheriff's office said Steve died on the scene. According to the Los Angeles Times, authorities arrived about 10:21 a.m. at the skydiving site.
Friends of Steve said he was already well known in the skydiving community. However, they described Steve as appearing depressed as of late.
Buzz Fink, owner of Skydive San Diego, the company with which the skydiver took the jump and skydiver dies in San Diego, said the chute he was wearing had not opened. However, the death appeared to have been intentional and Steve may have committed suicide, said Fink.
According to the Steve's friends, he arrived Wednesday morning with new gear. The LA Times reports Fink confirming Steve's equipment as new, and that the only way the skydiver dies in San Diego is if he turned off his activation device. Fink said the device turns open the parachute automatically before jumping.
Friends are exploring the possibility that the skydiver may have turned off the reserve automatic on his parachute so that the skydiver dies in San Diego.
Fink stated, 'The mechanism would have had to be intentionally deactivated, so we believe that was turned off.'
Fink added that Steve was in a free fall for about a minute before landing in the drop zone and skydiver dies in San Diego.
Fink also said that Steve was a regular at the facility, stopping by three to four times a month to skydive.
Apparently though, as Fox 5 San Diego reports, Steve was going through a divorce and he was known to be depressed as of late.
Fink said, 'I have known him at-least 15-20-years. It's tough to see someone so depressed that they are willing to take their own life.'
According to the owner, his employees have also been second-guessing themselves after the skydiver dies in San Diego. The employees have been asking themselves if there was something they could have done to prevent the incident.
Fink said, 'I wish that he could have gotten the help before doing this.'
As of the current moment, it is still unknown whether the fall where he skydiver dies in San Diego was intentional or accidental.
Skydiver dies in San Diego and the case has been taken over by the Federal Aviation Administration and San Diego County Medical Examiner's Office. They are reportedly investigating the death, said the San Diego County Sheriff's Department.
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