A veteran skydiver died in a horror accident in Australia over the weekend, when both his main and reserve parachutes failed to open after he jumped from a plane.
The accident happened Sunday afternoon in the Lockyer Valley west of Brisbane, in Queensland.
Jump organizers Ripcord Skydivers said the man, who was not named but believed to be aged in his 60s, had jumped more than 1,000 times previously.
A Queensland Police Service spokeswoman said he died on impact, according to The Courier-Mail.
"For whatever reason his parachute has failed to deploy and he has died at the scene," she said. Investigations were continuing.
Earlier this year, a US skydiver who had trained Navy SEALs and completed more than 8,000 jumps died near Los Angeles while attempting a dangerous maneuver during a competition.
Sean Carey, 35, landed heavily in a pond while swooping -- which involves traveling just feet above the ground at high speeds -- at the event in February.
