DELAND, Fla. — A 40-year-old man was injured Friday morning while skydiving, DeLand city officials said.
Nikolay Likachev, of Russia, was injured shortly before 9:15 a.m. while landing at DeLand Municipal Airport, city spokesman Chris Graham said.
Firefighters said he experienced a hard landing at Skydive DeLand.
Likachev was flown to Halifax Health Medical Center in Daytona Beach for treatment, Graham said.
It’s unknown how severely Likachev was injured.
No other details were given.
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