Skydiver Falls To Death Near Lodi After Parachute Malfunctions

LODI (CBS SF) -- The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating the death of a skydiver near the Lodi Airport.

According to San Joaquin Sheriff's Deputies, a parachute malfunction likely caused the skydiver to crash against a wall.

Officials say the skydiver hit a cinder block that wraps around a neighborhood and fell into a drainage ditch.

So far, the identity of the skydiver has not been released.

This isn't the first fatal accident at the Skydive Lodi Parachute Center. In 2012, a veteran skydiver lost control and fell to his death in a nearby vineyard.

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