Skydiving Accident

A man from Massachusetts was seriously injured yesterday when he was unable to perform a skydiving maneuver that would have softened his landing at a recreational skydiving facility in Lebanon Maine.

Emergency officials from the town of Lebanon and the York County Sheriff’s Office were called to Skydive New England shortly before noon for a report of an injured skydiver.

The injured person, identified as 57-year-old Manny Silva was conscious, alert, and talking when crews arrived at the scene

Early investigation suggests Silva was unable to perform a maneuver that would have caused him to slow down before landing.

As a result, Silva sustained an extremely hard impact when he landed.

Silva was brought by helicopter to a hospital with serious injuries, though officials say they did not believe the injuries were considered life-threatening,

Skydive New England said that Silva was an experienced jumper with 33 prior jumps.