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Two Parachutists Die in Fano After Low-Altitude Canopy Entanglement

Investigators aim to determine whether a technical fault or human error caused the collapse using witness statements with video evidence.

Overview

  • Victims were identified as Violetta Laiketsion, 63, of Rimini, and Ermes Zampa, 70, an instructor from Fano.
  • Witnesses and the parachute school director said the canopies contacted at roughly 30–50 meters, a height too low for corrective action or reserve deployment.
  • The jump was part of a routine Sunday activity with 14 people on the aircraft, and the descent unfolded within seconds according to onlookers.
  • Emergency medical teams, the Icaro 2 air ambulance from Fabriano, and Carabinieri responded, and the private area near Fano airport was secured.
  • Carabinieri are gathering testimonies under the local prosecutor’s oversight, with footage expected to assist the reconstruction of the dynamics.