Chilling final moments before tandem skydivers plunge to their death captured on video
Chilling footage has surfaced of the final moments before two men tragically plunged to their deaths in a tandem Sydney skydiving accident.
The pair crashed onto the driveway of a property several kilometres from their landing zone at Wilton, and were found on Saturday afternoon.
New pictures have emerged from inside the plane just moments before the men plummeted to their deaths, at Wilton, 85 kilometres south west of Sydney, about 2pm on Saturday.
The pair has not yet been formally identified, however authorities are still working on contacting their families.
One of them was reportedly an experienced skydiving instructor aged in his 60s, and the other was his student, aged in his 20s, believed to be from Singapore and here on a working visa.
GoPro footage, given to News Corp, were filmed by another parachutist who left the plane seconds before the experienced skydiving instructor.
The videographers made it to the ground safely, but sadly something went wrong with the parachute of the men who followed.
The property owner raised the alarm after a seven-year-old girl found the bodies. While she didn't see the men crash, the young girl who lives nearby, is receiving counselling.
It is understood the pair took off from the nearby Sydney Skydiver's centre, which was also their intended landing zone, but crashed onto a private property about a kilometre away.
A spokesman for Sydney Skydivers said the exact cause of the incident was not yet known, but more information would be released once police and safety officers from the Australian Parachute Federation finish their investigations.
Calling the incident "a very sad and tragic event" Skydive Sydney confirmed in a statement today the pair was killed in the company's first fatality involving a first orientation Tandem skydive in its 40 plus years of operation.
Sydney Skydivers said the instructor was highly experienced and had done nearly 10,000 skydives over almost 30 years.
"Our sympathies go out to the families and friends of both men as well as those in our skydiving community. We are doing our best to ensure any support is provided to our staff, skydivers and those involved at the scene itself.
"Our staff and expert accident investigators from The Australian Parachute Federation are assisting police with the investigation into what is an extremely unusual event. We thank the police and paramedics who have been so supportive of all those involved," the statement read.
"The sport of Skydiving is an outdoor adventure activity and it is as safe as it can possibly be with the advancements in technology, training and safety. We understand there are risks, and unfortunately, sometimes accidents do happen."
The centre will be closed today, Sunday, out of respect and to ensure we look after all those involved. We thank everyone for their understanding and patience as investigations continue into the cause of this very sad and tragic event.
The company added it would be closed today, out of respect of the pair.
Videographer Dustin Leonard, who jumped seconds before the pair, told News Corp: "I think it's just tragic. It's just a fluke accident.
"We got notified that some guys might have landed far away… I don't think anyone knew something bad had happened."
What went so tragically wrong is now the focus for investigators, as authorities today continue their examination into the tragic deaths.
