Man injured while skydiving at Miami Homestead General Aviation Airport

Rosh Lowe, Reporter
Andrea Torres, Digital Journalist

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Tags: Miami-Dade County, Homestead

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MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. — A man was injured while skydiving with an instructor on Monday at the Miami Homestead General Aviation Airport.

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.

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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Rosh Lowe

Rosh Lowe

Reporter Rosh Lowe has been covering news for nearly two decades in South Florida. He joined Local 10 in 2021.

Andrea Torres

Andrea Torres

The Emmy Award-winning journalist joined the Local 10 News team in 2013. She wrote for the Miami Herald for more than 9 years and won a Green Eyeshade Award.