Videos Show Skydiver Slamming Into Stadium Scoreboard as Crowd Watches
Summary
A skydiver crashed into the scoreboard at Virginia Tech's Lane Stadium during the spring football game pregame show, delaying the game by about an hour. Emergency teams quickly rescued the person, who was stable and treated on site before being released.Key Facts
- The incident happened just before the Virginia Tech spring football game kickoff.
- A parachuting team of three was part of the pregame activities.
- One skydiver was blown off course by the wind and hit the stadium scoreboard.
- The skydiver got stuck near the stadium's video screen, damaging part of the scoreboard.
- Emergency responders reached the skydiver within 15 minutes and safely brought them down.
- The injured person was checked by medical staff, treated, and released.
- The spring game was the first for new head coach James Franklin at Virginia Tech.
- The game started about an hour later than scheduled due to the rescue operation.
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