A pilot and a skydiver are expected to survive after a midair collision between the two sent his plane into a 90-degree nose dive, while the skydiver spun and slammed into the ground, according to the Associated Press.
A plane became entangled in the strings of a skydiver's parachute, sending both crashing into the ground near Tampa, Fla., with both the pilot and jumper hospitalized with minor injuries, the AP reported.
Polk County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Carrie Eleazer says 87-year-old pilot Shannon Trembley was doing takeoff and landing maneuvers Saturday in his Cessna at the South Lakeland Airport in Mulberry, according to the AP.
On his third landing pass, the wing of his plane became entangled in the strings of 49-year-old Gainesville skydiver Frost's parachute about 75 feet above the ground, the AP reported.
Frost was flung to the ground, and Trembley's plane nose-dived to the surface as well, according to the AP.
Eleazer says neither sustained serious injury, but went to the hospital, the AP reported. Frost was treated and released; Trembley was held for observation.
The National Transportation Safety Board and FAA are investigating, according to the AP.
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