Just before 3 pm, the alarm came that something had happened at Vårgårda airport, and a rescue operation was launched.
A parachutist had plunged into the ground.
According to the police, the case was from a height of 50 meters.
A few hours later, the police confirmed that the man had died from the case.
- A man in his 40s has died.
Relatives have been notified, says Johan Josarp, duty officer at the police in region West to GT.
Something happened the last bit of the case
Göran Carlbom, officer on duty at the police, tells TT that it seems that something happened during the last bit of the case that contributed to an uncontrolled landing.
- Exactly what has happened, I dare not speculate, says Göran Carlbom, duty officer at the police to TT.
The police have initiated a preliminary investigation into causing another person's death.
No one is a suspect.