Sunday, May 24, 2015

A SKYDIVER HIT POWER LINES AT A VIETNAM TRAVELING MEMORIAL WALL EVENT, RED WHITE AND YOU IN TENNESSEE.








MAY 23, 2015

WINCHESTER, TENN. (WKRN)

A skydiver hit power lines and fell to the ground at a Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall event, Red White and You.

The accident occurred at 5 p.m. during the start of the ceremony. Three jumpers were involved in the descent, with the second landing without injury and the third hitting a rock.

The power line victim was taken to Vanderbilt Medical Center, and his condition is unknown at this time.

The National Transportation Safety Board will investigate the accident.

The wall on display is a 3/5 scale of the Vietnam Memorial in Washington, DC. 

It stands six-feet tall at the center and covers almost 300 feet from end to end.