Two military parachute jumpers were hospitalized today after they collided midair at the Chicago Air and Water Show.
One jumper is a Navy sailor, whose team is nicknamed the Leap Frogs, and the other is a member of the Army parachute team, nicknamed the Golden Knights. The two parachutists collided midair, according to Lt. Christine Gargan of the Navy.
One jumper crashed onto the beach while the other landed in the 1400 block of North Lake Shore Drive and Schiller Street during the show Saturday afternoon, police said, according to ABC station WLS-TV in Chicago.
The Navy sailor suffered a lower leg fracture and was in stable condition at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Gargan said.
The Golden Knight was in serious condition, said Donna Dixon, the public affairs officer for the Golden Knights team. The Golden Knight was also at Northwestern, according to WLS-TV.