Military Parachute Jumper Dead After Midair Collision at Chicago Air and Water

Hood collided with the Navy skydiver and was knocked unconscious, “which resulted in an uncontrolled offsite landing”, Dixon said in a statement.

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Hood and a U.S. Navy parachutist collided in midair during a jump at about 11 a.m. Saturday during the air show.

SFC Hood, a Cincinnati native, was quite familiar with the skies over Kentuckiana as well.

Hood underwent surgery at Northwestern Memorial Hospital to relieve pressure in his brain due to a head injury, the Chicago Tribune reported. During this stunt, parachutists fall with red smoke trailing from packs and then separate. He was also transported in serious-to-critical condition.

The Army Golden Knights and Navy Leap Frogs parachute teams were performing what is known as a “bomb burst” Saturday when Sgt.

Hood has been in the Army for 10 years and has been awarded two Bronze Stars and two Meritorious Service Medals.

The other man who was injured during the stunt is a member of the Navy Leap Frogs.

Hood was a graduate of Lakota West High School in 2001, where he played football, according to Enquirer archives.

“His legs caught the tip of the roof, and then he fell over”.

“He didn’t look like he was conscious”, the witness, Heather Mendenhall, told the station.

Video taken after the collision showed the Navy parachutist hobbling as he landed safely on the beach along Lake Michigan. The team did not perform again on Sunday, the second day of the show that draws millions of people to Chicago.

The Blue Angels did not disappoint in the grand finale. He began jumping in 2010 and has recorded more than 500 freefall jumps. They typically open their parachutes at around 5,000 feet, joining their canopies together in formation and setting off smoke grenades to send red smoke trailing behind them.