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.