Georgia teen and instructor both die in skydiving accident
Friday, July 17, 2020
THOMASTON, Ga. -- A Georgia teen's first skydive ended in tragedy.
Jeanna Triplicata, 18, and her instructor -- 35-year-old Nick Esposito -- both died in an accident on Sunday.
They were performing a tandem jump in Thomaston, Georgia.
The sheriff's office said the primary parachute didn't open and the emergency chute was not completely deployed.
They were both pronounced dead at the scene.
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Triplicata was celebrating graduating from high school.
Her parents and siblings were at the site of the dive when the accident happened.
The sheriff's office is still investigating.
