Erik Roner (BRYAN PACE/FOR NEW YORK DAILY NEWS)
Quoted from the Daily Mail, Tuesday (29/9), Placer County Police Captain Dennis Walsh said Erik died after conducting skydiving and hit a tree. He was trapped on top of the tree.
He was pronounced dead at the scene, while the other skydiver landed safely.
Walsh said the investigation continues and the Federal Aviation Administration has been notified related to this incident.
Roy Tuscany, Roner friend who witnessed the accident said that the accident occurred before a celebrity golf tournament began on Monday morning.
Added Tuscany, he saw two other parachutists landed safely at Fairway golw hole 9 but then looked horrified when Roner slammed in a tree about 25 to 30 feet off the ground.
"Parachute Roner stuck in a tree and he dangled. People rushed to the stairs to bring it down" he said.
He said there are also some people who tried to stand on the shoulders of others to reach the coronary.
"There is no rescue protocol. This is obviously terrible," he said.
Roner is one of a group of personnel action parachuting are performed each year at the Squaw Valley Institute Celebrity Golf Tournament.
"The Squaw Valley Institute grieve and helped deepest sympathy to his family and friends at this difficult time," said one envoy Tsvi organization.
In addition to its presence at the show Nitro Circus during his lifetime, Roner is also part of the family Outside Television as host of one of the local program. So the news this sorrow also feel the loss of one of their talent.
"There are no words that can express this extraordinary losses on Outside Television. Erik was not only a colleague but also a close friend. And for us Roner is a source of our happiness every day. We're still trying to get through the process of this tragedy, "said Rob Paris, Senior Vice President and Production Program in Outside Television. (Daily mail)
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