They fell with no parachute and landed near the runway of the airport.
Emergency crews found the men unresponsive on the scene and despite efforts the pair could not be revived.
Adrenaline Skydive spokesman Scott Marshall told 9News it was a horrible day for everyone involved .
Emergency crews found the skydivers unresponsive on the scene and despite efforts the pair could not be revived (stock image of a successful skydive at a different company) Sadly, a tandem master and passenger lost their lives. My heart goes out to their families. It s been a horrible day for everyone involved here, he said.
‘A really tough day’ after two killed in NSW skydiving accident
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An experienced skydiver and a young man died in a “freak” tandem skydiving accident at Goulburn in the state’s Southern Tablelands on Sunday.
Police say the aircraft carrying the two skydivers was in difficulty early this afternoon and about 12.50pm emergency services were called to the Adrenalin Skydive Goulburn.
A spokesman for the centre, Scott Marshall, said it was a “freak accident” and everyone was in shock after the pair fell from the aircraft landing near the runway of the airport. They did not survive.
Two skydivers die after falling from a plane Published: 12:17 PM, Jun 27, 2021 SHARE
A skydiving instructor and their customer died Sunday after falling from a plane before a tandem jump in Australia. Police said two people died in the accident at Goulburn, about two hours drive southwest of Sydney after the aircraft began experiencing difficulty . Two parachutists fell from the aircraft and landed near the runway of the airport. They were located unresponsive and unable to be revived, police said in a statement. Scott Marshall, from Adrenaline Skydive Goulburn, told The Daily Telegraph newspaper it was a horrible day for all those impacted by the tragedy.
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