Skydiver killed in mid-air collision with fellow jumper

One skydiver was killed and another injured after they collided midair during a team jump in Washington state, officials said

One skydiver was killed and another injured after they collided midair during a team jump in Washington state, officials said.

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Experienced parachutists Randy Hubbs and Nicole Klein were part of an 11-person jump on Sunday in Ritzville, some 180 miles east of Seattle, the Adams County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement Tuesday.

“At approximately 1,000 feet above the ground, and with neither jumper aware of the other’s position, the two parachutes came into contact,” West Plains Skydiving said in a press release reported by NBC News local affiliate KHQ-TV.