Skydive the Beach parachutes fall onto Wollongong powerlines

Angela Thompson
Updated February 20 2018 - 8:08pm, first published 8:00pm
CUTAWAY: A police officer looks on as work gets underway to remove a discarded canopy on Kembla Street, opposite the Novotel, on Sunday. Picture: supplied
CUTAWAY: A police officer looks on as work gets underway to remove a discarded canopy on Kembla Street, opposite the Novotel, on Sunday. Picture: supplied

Two stray skydiving parachutes, cut free in mid-air and left to fall onto powerlines in separate recent incidents, have prompted renewed calls from a residents’ group for changes to Skydive Australia’s Wollongong operation. 

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Angela Thompson

Angela Thompson

Journalist

Proudly Illawarra Mercury since 2008; these days covering crime and justice issues. UOW alum. Thrilled by the chase and sobered by some of the things I see and hear when I stand still - sometimes in the same day. ang.thompson@austcommunitymedia.com.au

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