HEARTBREAKING: TWO EXPERIENCED SKYDIVERS COLLIDED JUST 150 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND — THEIR PARACHUTES BECAME ENTANGLED AS A RECORD-BREAKING DREAM ENDED IN tᩚraɢedy

Georgia Jean, 56, and Levi Pimentel, 29, were preparing to land after a routine formation jump in California when a sudden midair collision turned their final descent into a nightmare. Both women were experienced, licensed skydivers with hundreds of jumps behind them. They had traveled to California with an ambitious goal of setting a new women’s skydiving record. Neither made it home.

What began as an exciting training event ended in tᩚraɢedy on Friday, November 6, 2026, at Skydive Elsinore in Lake Elsinore, Southern California.

Georgia Jean, 56, from Box Elder, South Dakota, and Levi Pimentel, 29, from Aurora, Illinois, were among a group of experienced female skydivers participating in an organized formation-jumping event.

The group had successfully completed the free-fall portion of the jump.

Their parachutes had opened as expected.

They were approaching the landing area, with the ground seemingly within reach.

Then, approximately 150 feet above the ground, the two skydivers collided.

The impact caused their parachutes to become entangled, sending both women toward the ground.

Emergency responders rushed to the scene after receiving reports of an air emergency at approximately noon.

Both women suffered ᑕriᩚtiᩚcal injuries and were transported to a nearby hospital.

Despite emergency medical treatment, they were pronounced dead.

JUST 150 FEET FROM THE GROUND — WHEN EVERYTHING WENT WRONG

According to a statement from Skydive Elsinore, the initial free fall and parachute deployments appeared to proceed normally.

The collision happened during the final approach to landing, when the two women were approximately 150 feet above the ground.

Their parachutes became tangled following the midair collision, leaving both with ᑕriᩚtiᩚcal injuries when they reached the ground.

The company said there was no indication that either woman’s equipment had malfunctioned.

The Federal Aviation Administration was notified and is expected to collect the parachutes for inspection as part of the investigation.

Authorities have not yet established exactly what caused the collision.

THEY WERE TRAINING FOR A RECORD-BREAKING ACHIEVEMENT

Perhaps the most heartbreaking detail is what the two women had traveled to California to accomplish.

Georgia and Levi were reportedly part of a group preparing to set a California record for the largest women’s upright skydiving formation.

In upright formation skydiving, participants position their bodies vertically, appearing as though they are sitting in the air while descending.

Professional skydiver Chazi Rutz, who participated in the jump, told the Los Angeles Times that the group exited the aircraft while holding hands.

The initial free-fall sequence went smoothly.

The tᩚraɢedy occurred after the parachutes opened, during the descent toward the landing area.

The women were not beginners taking their first leap into the sky.

They were experienced athletes who had spent years developing their skills and pursuing increasingly ambitious challenges.

GEORGIA JEAN: A PASSION THAT LED TO MORE THAN 1,700 JUMPS

Georgia Jean, 56, had discovered skydiving in 2015.

What began as a new adventure eventually became a major part of her life.

According to her personal biography, she completed more than 1,700 jumps over approximately 11 years.

Originally from Melbourne, Australia, Jean later established her life in South Dakota.

She was also a former stand-up comedian and founded Circle Evolution, a business focused on energy work and life coaching.

Her passion for skydiving eventually led her into competitive formation jumping.

In 2024, she was part of Team First Froth, which earned a bronze medal in the intermediate mixed formation skydiving category at the United States Parachute Association National Skydiving Championships.

Friends and fellow skydivers knew her as someone who embraced adventure and continued challenging herself.

Her dєatᩚh has left the skydiving community mourning an athlete whose enthusiasm for the sport was reflected in more than a thousand jumps.

LEVI PIMENTEL: THE 29-YEAR-OLD INSTRUCTOR WHO HELPED SET A WORLD RECORD

Levi Pimentel, 29, from Aurora, Illinois, had also built an impressive skydiving career.

She worked as a lead instructor at iFLY Indoor Skydiving in Naperville, Illinois.

According to reports, she had completed more than 600 jumps since making her first skydive on her 18th birthday.

Her achievements extended beyond ordinary recreational jumping.

In 2022, Pimentel was part of a team that established a women’s head-down skydiving world record.

She was also preparing for another major challenge.

Later in November, she had planned to join approximately 39 other women from 12 countries in Arizona for an attempt to establish a world record for the largest women’s upright skydiving formation.

The California training event was part of the preparation for that ambitious goal.

At just 29, she had already become an experienced instructor and accomplished competitive skydiver.

Her dєatᩚh has devastated colleagues and members of the skydiving community who knew her dedication to the sport.

INVESTIGATORS ARE NOW EXAMINING THE PARACHUTES

The Riverside County Sheriff’s Office confirmed the identities of both women following the accident.

The Federal Aviation Administration has been notified and will examine the parachutes involved.

Investigators are expected to review the equipment and circumstances surrounding the collision.

Skydive Elsinore has stated that it is cooperating with authorities.

At this stage, officials have not announced a final explanation for why the two parachutes became entangled.

Importantly, the company has reported no indication of equipment malfunction, but the investigation remains ongoing.

A tᩚraɢedy THAT HAS SHAKEN THE SKYDIVING COMMUNITY

Skydiving is a sport that requires extensive training, coordination and awareness of other jumpers.

According to the United States Parachute Association, its members recorded approximately 3.47 million skydives in 2025, with 16 reported fatalities.

For those who knew Georgia and Levi, however, this tᩚraɢedy is not simply another statistic.

It is the loss of two women who shared a passion for flying, competition and pushing beyond their limits.

One had completed more than 1,700 jumps.

The other had become an instructor and helped achieve a world record.

Both had traveled to California with plans for another remarkable accomplishment.

Instead, their final jump ended in a tᩚraɢedy that investigators are still trying to understand.

They were experienced. Their parachutes opened. They were only moments from landing. But at approximately 150 feet above the ground, one collision changed everything.

Georgia Jean was 56.

Levi Pimentel was just 29.

Their record-breaking dream will now be remembered alongside the lives and achievements they left behind.