Matthew Ciancio, 42, crashed Wednesday afternoon after undertaking a jump with the Lodi Parachute Center, about 30 miles south of Sacramento. Bill Dause, a spokesman for the Lodi Parachute Center, said witnesses told him that Ciancio jumped from 13,000 feet and released his parachute at about 4,000 feet. Wearing the suit increases lift and allows the skydiver to fly horizontal distances at a slower descent rate, increasing their time in freefall. She said a skydiver who wants to jump wearing a wingsuit must first complete 200 regular skydives. Including the most recent fatality at Lodi, there have been eight wingsuit skydiving deaths in the U.S. since Jan. 1, 2011.

Source: Los Angeles Times May 26, 2017 00:11 UTC