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Calgary Skydiver Killed In Southern California Roof Crash

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 24 Jan, 2018 11:51 AM
    PERRIS, Calif. — Authorities have identified a skydiver who died when he fell onto the roof of a home in Southern California.
     
     
    The Riverside County coroner's bureau says the man who died Monday afternoon was Aime-Jean St. Hilaire-Adam (EM'-aye-jon san Ihl-ayre AH'-dom), a 27-year-old from Calgary.
     
     
    He fell onto a home in Perris, a centre for skydiving about 112 kilometres southeast of Los Angeles.
     
     
    The home was about three kilometres southwest of Perris Valley Airport, which is a popular spot for skydivers.

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