“On Sunday, we received a report of a plane crash in Rokycany. Due to bad weather conditions, the paratroopers fell uncontrollably. Patrols immediately started looking for them,” said police spokeswoman Barbora Kunešová.
Fourteen parachutists managed the emergency jump, another four were injured. The worst thing happened was the tandem, which crashed into the swimming pool in Rokycany, which was full of people. He hit a tree.
“We were in the water, we saw the parachutist descending quickly, and then he crashed directly into a tree,” described the accident, a witness who was at the swimming pool
The rescuers have four injured people in their care, they have not yet said how serious the injuries are. “The intervention is still ongoing, the incident is being treated as a mass casualty,” added rescue spokesman Martin Štěpán.
