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Colorado Skydiver Identified as Takashi Koyama After Fatal Parachute Failure

Officials named the 60-year-old as reports describe a partial chute deployment in Longmont and the family organizes funeral funding in the U.S. and Japan.

Overview

  • The Boulder County Coroner identified the Nov. 16 victim as 60-year-old Takashi Koyama.
  • The Boulder County Sheriff’s Office said a witness saw Koyama descending rapidly in a spin with a parachute that appeared not fully open.
  • A bystander named Danielle called 911 from a nearby field and performed CPR under dispatcher guidance until first responders arrived.
  • Police said Koyama was qualified to make solo parachute jumps, and he was pronounced dead at the scene.
  • Mile-Hi Skydiving confirmed an accident occurred that day, and KUSA reported this marks the seventh death linked to the company in seven years.