With over 275 successful jumps under her belt and a need for speed, Ann Wick geared up and took to the air for her fifth or sixth skydive on Friday afternoon. The Stillwater nurse had spent the day with four other women practicing a special formation dive about an hour outside of Phoenix.
A Minnesotan was killed in a skydiving accident in Arizona on Friday. According to the Eloy, AZ, Police Department, first responders were called to Skydive Arizona around 4:06 p.m. on Friday on a report of a parachutist “experiencing complications during descent.” Despite medics trying to save her life, the woman was pronounced dead at the scene.
An investigation is underway after a Minnesota woman died in a skydiving accident in southern Arizona last week.
MINNEAPOLIS — A Stillwater woman died Friday in a skydiving accident in Arizona after her parachute became tangled, preventing her from deploying her emergency chute, according to officials.
Ann Wick, 55, of Minnesota was skydiving in Arizona when she encountered a problem during her descent. She had completed 267 jumps before her death.
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Ann is survived by her two children, Rosalie, 22, and Charlie, 23, who currently serves in the United States Air Force. Her brother, Jeff Wallis, has since set up a GoFundMe campaign to help cover funeral expenses and support her children during this difficult time.
Ann Wick, a registered nurse who grew up in Burnsville, had jumped hundreds of times before, her brother said.
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