Skydiving Incident In Queenstown – Both In A Stable Condition

Following a skydiving incident this morning, two patients are in a stable condition with serious injuries.
They are both on the way to Dunedin Hospital.

Worksafe NZ and the Civil Aviation Authority are investigating.

Skydivers injured in Queenstown incident

Emergency services are attending a serious incident in Drift Bay, Queenstown where two skydivers have crashed on landing.

Police and ambulance were called to the scene at approximately 8:15am this morning, Saturday 28 January 2017.

The skydivers are both in a critical condition.

One is on the way to Dunedin Hospital in a helicopter and the other is being attended to at the scene.

Worksafe and Victim Support have been notified.