A Minnesota woman died on Friday while skydiving in Arizona.
Stillwater woman dies in skydiving incident in Arizona, police say
Police responded to the skydiving center, where the 55-year-old Minnesota woman was pronounced dead at the scene.
The Minnesota Star Tribune
January 26, 2025 at 11:45PM
The Eloy Police Department in Arizona and the Federal Aviation Administration are investigating what police have called a “fatal parachuting incident.”
After 4 p.m. Friday, officers responded to the Skydive Arizona facility in Eloy, which is about 65 miles south of Phoenix, on reports of a parachutist experiencing complications while descending. First responders provided medical care, but the skydiver was pronounced dead at the scene, according to Eloy police.
The skydiver was identified as 55-year-old Ann Wick . Her brother Jeff Wallis said Wick had lived in Stillwater for the last decade.
Wick grew up in Burnsville with her three brothers and parents Dick and Cookie, who now live in Apple Valley, Wallis said. He added Wick had recently graduated from nursing school.
According to state records, Wick was licensed as a registered nurse and a public health nurse at the time of her death.
Wallis said she was a mother to two children.
The cause of Wick’s death is under investigation, police said, adding that the equipment used, procedures and other factors are being reviewed.
The FAA investigates the packing of parachutes and the pilot and aircraft’s flight rules, according to a statement. If the FAA does not find evidence of a regulatory violation, it will defer further investigation to local law enforcement.
Paul Walsh of the Minnesota Star Tribune contributed to this story.
