MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. — A man was injured while skydiving with an instructor on Monday at the Miami Homestead General Aviation Airport.
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The man, who is a student, suffered leg bone fractures while landing during a tandem jump, according to an airport official.
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue personnel responded shortly after 10:40 a.m. to Southwest 219 Avenue and 287 Street, according to dispatch records.
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Fire rescue used a helicopter to fly the man, who suffered traumatic injuries, to Jackson South’s Ryder Trauma Center, according to MDFR personnel.
Local 10 News Senior Assignment Editor Frine Gomez and Assignment Editor Mariana Ortiz contributed to this report.
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