TWO FEMALE SKYDIVERS, 56 AND 29, KILLED IN HORRIFIC MID-AIR COLLISION — ONE HAD OVERCOME HER FEARS TO COMPLETE 1,700 JUMPS

A skydiving adventure ended in unimaginable tᩚraɢedy after two experienced women collided in mid-air, causing their parachutes to become tangled just moments before they were due to land.

Georgia Jean, 56, from Box Elder, South Dakota, and Levi Pimentel, 29, from Aurora, Illinois, were killed in the devastating accident over Lake Elsinore, Southern California, on Friday, November 6, 2026.

Both women were experienced, licensed skydivers who had traveled to California to participate in an organized event at Skydive Elsinore.

What followed was a tᩚraɢedy that has left the skydiving community mourning two women who had dedicated years of their lives to the sport they loved.

THE FINAL MOMENTS ABOVE LAKE ELSINORE

According to Skydive Elsinore, approximately 20 experienced female skydivers took part in the organized jump, departing from an aircraft at around 12,500 feet.

The free-fall portion reportedly went smoothly, and both women deployed their parachutes at the expected altitude.

But disaster struck as they prepared to land.

At approximately 150 feet above the ground, Georgia and Levi collided in mid-air.

The impact caused their parachutes to become entangled, leaving both women unable to complete their landings safely.

Emergency responders rushed to the scene after reports of the collision.

Both women suffered ᑕriᩚtiᩚcal injuries and were transported to a local hospital, where they were pronounced dead.

The Riverside County Sheriff’s Office later confirmed their identities.

GEORGIA JEAN: THE WOMAN WHO REFUSED TO GIVE UP ON HER DREAM

One of the most heartbreaking details to emerge following the tᩚraɢedy concerns Georgia Jean’s journey into skydiving.

The 56-year-old had not always found the sport easy.

She began skydiving in 2015, but her early training was filled with setbacks.

Georgia previously revealed that she had failed the first level of skydiving training three times.

After those attempts, an instructor reportedly told her that she simply could not skydive.

But she refused to accept that as the end of her journey.

In a blog post written more than a decade ago, Georgia described overcoming her physical and mєntal limitations, as well as the fear that she might be a “deathwish time bomb” waiting to go off.

Her words have since resurfaced following the fatal accident.

Rather than allowing her early difficulties to stop her, Georgia continued training and eventually completed more than 1,700 jumps.

She also became involved in competitive skydiving.

In 2024, she won a bronze medal in mixed formation skydiving with Team First Froth at the United States Parachute Association National Skydiving Championships.

For Georgia, skydiving had become much more than a hobby. It was something she had worked hard to master and a passion that shaped an important part of her life.

LEVI PIMENTEL: A SKYDIVING INSTRUCTOR WITH HUNDREDS OF JUMPS

The second victim, Levi Pimentel, was just 29.

Originally from Aurora, Illinois, Levi worked as a lead instructor at iFLY Naperville, an indoor skydiving facility.

She had been involved with the company for approximately eight years, helping train and guide people interested in experiencing the sport.

Levi had completed more than 600 skydives after making her first jump on her 18th birthday.

She had also achieved success in competitive skydiving.

In 2022, she was part of a team that established a women’s head-down formation skydiving world record.

On social media, Levi described herself as an optimist and a dreamer of improbable dreams.

Her passion for skydiving was evident in the life she built around the sport.

The two women reportedly knew each other before the fatal accident. Georgia had previously expressed interest in attending one of Levi’s indoor skydiving training camps in 2027.

Now, a future they had once discussed together will never happen.

NO INDICATION OF EQUIPMENT FAILURE AS FAA INVESTIGATES

Following the tᩚraɢedy, Skydive Elsinore released a statement expressing its condolences to the families and loved ones of both women.

The company said there was no indication of equipment malfunction or reported irregularities during the jump.

Powerful winds were present in the area, although investigators have not established whether weather conditions contributed to the collision.

The Federal Aviation Administration was notified and is investigating the incident.

Authorities are expected to examine the parachutes and other relevant evidence to establish exactly what happened during the final moments of the jump.

No definitive cause has been announced.

TWO LIVES, ONE SHARED PASSION, AN UNIMAGINABLE LOSS

Georgia had spent years overcoming her fears to become an accomplished skydiver.

Levi had dedicated much of her adult life to the sport, helping others discover the experience she loved.

Both were experienced women who had traveled to California to take part in an activity that meant so much to them.

Their deaths have left families, friends, colleagues and fellow skydivers grieving.

For those who knew them, they will be remembered not simply for how their lives ended, but for the courage, determination and enthusiasm they brought to the sport.

Georgia Jean was 56.

Levi Pimentel was only 29.

Two women who once looked toward the sky with excitement will now be remembered by the people whose lives they touched.

May they both rest in peace.