A Sandy man is in the hospital after a skydiving accident at Tooele Valley Airport on Sunday afternoon.
Trevor Sandberg, 20, was skydiving near the airport in Erda around 4:30 p.m. when he went into a twist about 200 feet above the ground, according to the Tooele County Sheriff’s Office. As the parachute spiraled out of control, Sandberg was unable to regain control of the parachute as it neared the ground.
The parachute did not fold up after deployment as had previously been suspected, the sheriff’s office said.
The out-of-control parachute resulted in a hard landing for Sandberg, who was transported by helicopter to the University of Utah Hospital in critical condition, police said.
Sandberg broke his leg and received other, non life-threatening injuries as a result of the collision, according to the sheriff’s office.
There has been no update on Sandberg’s condition since he was transported to the hospital, police said.