Overview

• On July 9 at Chicagoland Skydiving Center in Rochelle a 40-year-old man died after colliding midair with another diver and experiencing an uncontrolled descent.
• The surviving skydiver suffered only minor injuries and remains in stable condition after the collision.
• On July 7 Dr. Noel Liu, a 48-year-old dentist from East Peoria, died at Skydive Chicago in Ottawa following a hard landing.
• Ogle and LaSalle county sheriff’s offices, the LaSalle County coroner’s office, the FAA and NTSB have launched coordinated probes into both incidents.
• Skydiving facilities are reviewing equipment, training and safety procedures after a rare cluster of fatalities during a year with historically low national death rates.