A pair of skydivers was critically injured outside Las Vegas this month when a malfunctioning parachute caused them to hit the ground at speeds of around 45 mph.
The divers, an instructor, 54, and a 24-year-old student on an 11,000-ft tandem jump, went into a spiral on September 17 as a backup parachute caused their main parachute not to fully open, according to a police report obtained by the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
