{"id":428,"date":"2026-06-01T23:02:39","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T23:02:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sanfranciscomovingguide.com\/?p=428"},"modified":"2026-06-01T23:02:39","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T23:02:39","slug":"tourist-dies-at-california-skydiving-center-after-apparent-midair-collision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sanfranciscomovingguide.com\/?p=428","title":{"rendered":"Tourist dies at California skydiving center after apparent midair collision"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A skydiver killed last week in a jump at Skydive Perris in Southern California has been identified by the Riverside County Sheriff\u2019s Office as 57-year-old Pascal Pierre Petetin, a resident of Tahiti. Petetin died Thursday afternoon after an apparent midair collision involving a group of experienced skydivers visiting the Riverside County drop zone, according to statements from Skydive Perris and law enforcement.<\/p>

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Riverside County sheriff\u2019s deputies were dispatched at 1:52 p.m. on May 28 to the area of Interstate 215 and\u00a0Nuevo Road following reports of an air emergency. Deputies located Petetin in a field east of the freeway near Fourth Street, where he was pronounced dead at the scene, sheriff\u2019s office spokesperson\u00a0Sgt. Robert Martinez told\u00a0SFGATE on Monday.<\/p><\/div>

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A second skydiver was found on the west side of the freeway and was transported to a local hospital in critical condition. A third skydiver was located uninjured. The investigation remains ongoing, Martinez said.<\/p><\/div>

A statement from Skydive Perris described the three skydivers as friends visiting from overseas who were all highly experienced jumpers using their own equipment rather than participating in tandem jumps. The company said all three successfully deployed their parachutes and suggested there may have been a collision between two of the skydivers during the fall.<\/p><\/div>

The fatality comes less than two years after another deadly accident at Skydive Perris. In August 2024, instructor Devrey LaRiccia Chase and tandem student Kayla Black died after encountering powerful \u201cdust devils\u201d during a descent to the landing area. Skydive Perris officials said disturbed air caused a hard impact, while Chase\u2019s husband later said\u00a0that a second dust devil sent the parachute canopy into a downward spiral just moments before the pair struck the ground.<\/p>

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