One person was rescued and another is dead after a parachute jumping accident Saturday afternoon near John C. Tune Airport.
The Nashville Fire Department says crews were called to a wooded area roughly three miles from the roadway near Ashland City Highway.
Authorities tell NewsChannel 5 that they rescued one person who was stuck in a tree and is now receiving medical treatment.
NFD officials say a rescuer safely reached the parachute jumper, freed him from the harness, and assisted him down a ladder using a pulley system. The patient was awake, alert, and in stable condition after being suspended for several hours. He will be transported to the hospital as a precaution.
The skydiving instructor has been identified as Justin Robert Fuller, 35, of Murfreesboro.
Officials say three other skydivers who jumped moments earlier landed safely, and the plane landed safely back at John C. Tune Airport.
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