Her grandmother went first and landed perfectly – but during Jeanna’s jump, there was a parachute malfunction
An 18-year-old died in a skydiving accident in Georgia this week, according to her family. Jeanna Triplicata had been dreaming of going skydiving since she turned 18, and finally went with her grandmother on Sunday, her mom, Bridgette Triplicata wrote on Facebook.
«Grandma decided she wanted to go with her and they booked a jump for today,» Triplicata’s post reads. «They jumped and mom’s landing was perfect, she had a blast but Jeanna’s didn’t come down where she was supposed to and where we could see her.»
«Tragically we lost our oldest daughter today,» the post continues. Triplicata shared the last photo her daughter took – standing with her grandmother, just before they got on the plane at Skydive Atlanta in Thomaston, Georgia.
Nick Esposito, the 35-year-old skydiving instructor who jumped in tandem with Triplicata, also died. In an interview with CBS affiliate WMAZ, Esposito’s wife, Kristin Esposito, said he started skydiving in 2011 and trained to be an instructor in California.
«We met on an airplane, ironically enough.
