Authorities say a mother and her daughter were hurt when a U.S. Navy parachutist missed his mark during his Fleet Week performance in San Francisco over the weekend. According to police, the event happened on Sunday at 12:30 p.m. while the Navy’s Leap Frogs parachute squad was practicing. As onlookers surrounded the area, the parachutists—some of whom were carrying enormous flags—planned to descend on the Marina Green.
One parachutist is seen in a video on X (previously Twitter) drifting onto the green to cheers from the audience while carrying a flag. Shortly after, another jumper with a flag is spotted sailing over the objective and landing among the spectators. A woman and her child were hospitalised for minor injuries after the parachutist’s landing, according to the San Francisco Police Department. A onlooker can be heard commenting, “Uh oh, too far,” in the video as the second parachute soars overhead. Then, when the parachutist lands, there’s a scream.
The parachutist was unharmed, according to the officials. It wasn’t immediately clear why the parachutist chose to land outside of the intended landing zone.
- The person and their family are in our prayers,” a statement from U.S. Navy officials read. “While we will investigate this incident to ascertain the cause, we are unable to assess what happened immediately.”
