A Colorado man died while skydiving after his parachutes failed to deploy Saturday, authorities said.
Longmont Public Safety responded to the area south of Vance Brand Airport at around 3:27 p.m., it said in a news release.
The victim, a 36-year-old man who was a participant with the Mile-Hi Skydiving Center in Longmont, was wearing a wing suit at the time of his death, authorities said.
"Early information indicated that it appeared his primary and/or reserve chute were not deployed before striking the ground," Public Safety spokesperson Robin Ericson said.
The man has not been publicly identified pending a release from the coroner's office. The Boulder County coroner's office did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
The Federal Aviation Administration is aware of the incident and is investigating "the packing of the main and reserve parachutes, and the rules of flight for the pilot and aircraft," but it will not determine cause, a spokesperson said.
CORRECTION (Jan. 29, 2024, 11 p.m. ET): A previous version of this article misstated the name of a federal agency. It is the Federal Aviation Administration, not the Federal Aviation Authority.
