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A solo skydiver suffered multiple serious injuries following a hard landing today at a vacant lot near Upolu Airport in Kohala.
Hawaii County Fire Department personnel responding to an 11:04 a.m. emergency call found the 41-year-old man being attended to by several bystanders.
A skydive instructor at the scene said the man may have had a malfunction with his parachute.
The man was transported via helicopter to North Hawaii Community Hospital in critical condition with “multi-system trauma injuries,” according to a HCFD report.
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