Erik Roner Dies in Skydiving Accident in Lake Tahoe — Breaking News

The other skydivers landed without incident.

Earlier Monday, Tuscany told Teton Gravity Research he witnessed the accident. “I don’t know what happened from there”.

Roner is survived by his wife Annika and two children. “I wouldn’t trade it for anything in the world”.

He said Roner was “hilarious and was a “stand-up guy” who could always be counted on to help out with benefit events such as the golf tournament sponsored by the Squaw Valley Institute, a nonprofit organization that describes itself as being “dedicated to presenting enriching and inspirational programs to the Lake Tahoe region”.

“There are no words that can express this tremendous loss to the Outside Television family”, Rob Faris, the channel’s senior vice president of programming and production, said in a statement Monday evening.

Roner’s death comes four months after world-famous wingsuit flyer Dean Potter and fellow adventurer Graham Hunt fatally crashed after the pair leaped from Taft Point, 3,500-feet above Yosemite Valley, attempting to clear a V-shaped notch in a ridgeline.

Our thoughts and prayers go out to Eriks family and friends. He was in his late 30s.

“His athleticism has earned him features in numerous major ski films, accolades from magazines such as Powder, Skiing, Outside, Rolling Stone, Sports Illustrated, Men’s Journal, FHM, and sponsorship from Hurley, Rockstar, Scott, Klint, DNA and Backcountry.com,” according to his bio.

An active member of the extreme sports community, Roner was a frequent part of MTV’s “Nitro Circus”, which followed an “active sports collective” headed by Travis Pastrana. According to witnesses, Roner was suspended by his chute 25-30 feet off the ground for at least 40 minutes until emergency crews could reach him.