Two skydivers collide in freak midair SoCal horror

Two skydivers died after colliding in midair near an airfield in Lake Elsinore, Southern California, on Friday. The incident prompted an emergency response and an investigation into what happened.

Riverside County sheriff’s deputies were called to Cereal Street at 11:47 a.m. Both skydivers were found on the ground, taken to hospital in critical condition and later pronounced dead; witnesses said they collided about 50 feet above the ground. No other injuries were reported, and officials have not released the victims’ identities or further details about their jumps.