LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- A 69-year-old lawyer has reportedly died after making a hard landing on a front lawn while skydiving.
Frederick Morello was found on the lawn of a home near a Titusville airpark in Florida around 12.30pm on Saturday, 7 October.
According to reports, the experienced skydiver practiced law out of Daytona Beach and had posted dozens of pictures of himself in the sky on his law office website, in a section titled “Fred’s passion.”
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The lawyer is said to have tried to do a solo parachute jump when he died.
Morello was pronounced dead at the scene as a surveillance camera on the property next door recorded the accident.
Vietnam veteran, James Sconiers confirmed that the skydiver landed on his front yard.
“He hit the ground. Bounced off the driveway into their grass. Almost like a basketball that’s just how hard he hit the ground like someone bounced him up,” Sconiers told FOX 35 News. “It’s hard.”
Sconiers told WKMG that he asked the deceased, “Hey man can you hear me, can you hear me?” But there was no reply.
Morello landed just blocks away from Skydive Space Center.
“The preliminary investigation revealed an adult male outfitted in parachute attire and gear was located on the lawn of a residence on the 2600 block of Merry Lane.
“Police are investigating the incident,” Titusville Police disclosed.