Parachutist Dies in Jamul

Update and bump: A new report identifies the victim as 48-year old Forrest Miller.

Original post:

I've only seen this from one news source (FOX 6), who is reporting that an as-yet unnamed parachutist has died at Skydive San Diego (near Otay Lakes):

An investigation is underway into the death of a parachutist in Jamul. The 48-year old jumper died on Monday after his parachute went into an uncontrollable spin around 1000 feet.

He came to a stop when he hit a tree, at 120 miles an hour. Paramedics gave him CPR, but he died on the scene.

Many moons ago, before I was married, I was an avid skydiver. I learned while in the U.S. Navy, stationed at Mare Island, in 1973. Between then and about 1979, I made over 400 jumps at drop zones all over the world -- but mostly at Davis/Dixon, Elsinore, and Otay Lakes here in California. I still get a little shiver when I read of someone being injured or killed pursuing this hobby...