Sunday, February 19th 2023, 5:06 pm
A 44-year-old woman was killed during a solo skydive in Sallisaw on Saturday, according to local police.
Heather Glasgow of Poteau, Oklahoma, died hours after an incident at Adventure Skydiving Center in Sallisaw around 3:30 p.m., according to a SPD social media post.
Police said witnesses of the incident said her parachute deployed, but she was in a spin and couldn't recover. She hit the ground and emergency services transported her to a local hospital.
Authorities pronounced Glasgow dead at approximately 8 p.m.
Sallisaw Police are working with the FAA and Oklahoma Medical Examiner's Office to determine the cause of the crash.
Police say Glasgow previously participated in a tandem skydive and had attended First Time Jump Classes.
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