Skydiving accident kills instructor and first time jumper in Newnan

Teenager Jeanna Triplicata was on a tandem jump with instructor Nick Esposito with SkyDive Atlanta when, according to investigators, the main parachute opened incorrectly.

[nahomelion]

Everyone is wishing the girl RIP but y’all forgot the person who died with her. Rest in heaven, you two little angels

[xEpicOreox]

Damn im here after what happened whit tyler the 18 year old who recently died.
Makes me not wanna try this ever.
R.I.P

[jamestaggert]

I will do my first skydiving jump when am 90 years old, that way I got nothing to lose :D

[MarkTheShadow]

No matter how certified the partner is, I will never consider skydiving "safe".

[rpoli]

He’s kind of calm after witnessing his daughter die!

[georgeboyd]

I never wanted to skydive because if something goes wrong, it's certain death. I have only a few items on my bucket list and #1 is to save someone's life.

[MrZtb]

For just losing a daughter, that father seemed surprisingly ok.

[tridentgum]

As I currently go through my AFF training and then eventually reaching my A-license for skydiving, moments like this really hit me because life is ultimately too short and so precious. She was only eighteen and just graduated high school, had her whole life ahead of her. I'm learning all the fundamental basics of this sport that I fell in love with whole heartedly. May she rest in peace and have real wings to fly to her hearts content. <3.

[aliasincognito]

I’m a licensed skydiver. The mortality rate in our sport is low. We are trained to prepare for emergencies and our equipment has multiple redundancies. The FAA imposes regulations for the Pilot and Parachute operations. While there is an inherent risk to jumping (same for anything else), deaths do occur occasionally unfortunately. Even if you have no intention of being a skydiver and are content being strapped to someone, ask for licensing. The tandem master and pilot should both be up to date, and ask about the condition of the plane and the parachute system.

[joshtaylor]

You sign a waver saying they are not responsible. I've been skydiving, the extent amount of time preparing students, warning and re-warning and reminding people that nothing is certain. Unfortunately things like this can happen.

[dianac]

Wait a minute. A story identical to this just came out about an 18 year old young man diving while tied to his instructor. Their chute didn’t open. It happened a few years ago but the news just came out. So strange. Diving out of a plane is just not ok.

[sunnysamuel]

Thrill seeking is a risk, I don't know if it's worth it really😪

[shivsaranshtv]

Why on earth would you want to jump of a plane

[danielcuba]

The father is like, just one of those days.

[michaelbean]

For everyone bashing the fathers demeanor - its called emotional intelligence. Time, place and restraint; acting irrational or emotional doesn't prove anything but a lack of self control.

[tooch]

Father seems pretty chill about it. You know accidents happen, guess I’ll just make another kid.

[MikeSmith-zoeu]

There’s absolutely no reason to skydive, there’s 100 other activities that don’t involve such risk. No need at all

[c.r.t]

I definitely understand the risk of death from jumping out the birds as a former Airborne veteran. My condolences to the family and friends.

[tavon]

Sorry by my college bound daughter not jumping out no air plane. R.I.P to jeanna

[oneuglyfisherman]

Fear is a completely rational thing and you should listen to it most of the time; however, some of the most life defining experiences happen when you’re feeling the most fear. That’s what skydiving is about. It’s about you having the “it” factor that it takes to do something so crazy as jumping from a perfectly good airplane. One thing I learned is that when you’re free falling, you have ZERO fear. All that built up fear before the jump is replaced with peace. Peace amidst the chaos. Yes people die skydiving, but all things set equal, more people still die in car accidents. Don’t let these stories keep you from finding out what it truly means to live, and IF you were to die doing something like this, it would have been a life you could hang your hat on because you didn’t just survive in fear.