Skydiver Plumets to His Death, Sparking Debate
A tragic skydiving accident in Colorado on Saturday resulted in the death of a man after both his primary and reserve parachutes failed to open. The victim, identified as 36-year-old Gregory Coates, was skydiving near Vance Brand Airport in Longmont, approximately 40 miles north of Denver, when the incident occurred around 3:30 p.m., as reported by the Boulder County Coroner’s Office. Coates, a resident of a mountain community near the Denver Metro area, was participating …