Skydiver Crash-Lands Near Lake Elsinore, Suffers Serious Injuries: Cal Fire

Skydiver Crash-Lands Near Lake Elsinore, Suffers Serious Injuries: Cal Fire

Emergency responders rushed to the scene near Skydive Elsinore on Thursday, where a man was injured after a "hard landing."

Skydiver Injured in Hard Landing near Elsinore Intersection

A skydiver was injured Thursday in a hard landing adjacent to a Lake Elsinore intersection. The “skydiver down” call was received at 4:40 p.m. Thursday in the area of Corydon Road and Plessner Way, according to the Riverside County Fire Department. The agency said that the parachutist came down just west of the intended landing zone at Skydive Elsinore, suffering unspecified minor to moderate injuries when he hit the ground. There were initial r…