Paris CNN —A 64-year-old French pilot has been given a one-year suspended prison sentence for involuntary manslaughter after being found guilty of killing a skydiver with his plane’s wing during a jump, a criminal court in Montauban, southern France, confirmed to CNN Thursday.
“A collision occurred between the first wingsuit skydiver and the aircraft’s left wing, a few seconds after he jumped out of the plane.
The wingsuit skydiver died upon impact,” the report said.
The second skydiver was wearing a camera, which filmed the whole process of the crash, according to the report.
Between 2015 and 2020, 13 people died during wingsuit skydives in France, according to a report by the National Mountain Safety Observation System.
Persons:
skydiver, wingsuit
Organizations:
Paris CNN —, CNN, French, of, Civil Aviation Safety, School Association, wingsuit skydives, National
Locations:
Montauban, France, Bouloc, Toulouse, Swiss