Sandpoint man suffers spinal injuries following skydiving accident
Tim Smith suffered spinal cord and hand injuries after a skydiving accident in Washington State on Memorial Day.
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A Sandpoint man is seeking the community’s help after breaking multiple vertebrae in his back during a Memorial Day skydiving event.
Local Tim Smith was participating in a flag jump in Washington State on May 27 to honor those who gave their lives for the U.S. when an accident left him with multiple fractures in his back.
“Basically, I lost grip of my left toggle just before landing, after hand flying a 15-pound sandbag and flag in tow, that became disconnected from its container,” Smith said in a social media update. “This was my mistake. Reattaching the weight to me likely would have been a better outcome.”
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