Skydive Arizona relying more on local jumpers during pandemic

Courtesy photo by David Wybenga/D Squared

by Maria Vasquez | The Eloy Enterprise

This would have been a very busy week at Skydive Arizona as the drop zone was selected to host the 2020 United States Parachute Association National Collegiate Skydiving Championships.

Earlier in December Skydive Arizona announced that it had submitted a request to cancel the competition due to significant concerns about the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic among military academies and civilian competitors.

A statement posted on Skydive Arizona’s website mentioned that even a scaled down version of the event was not possible.

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