The 87-year-old pilot crashed into the skydiver while practising taking off.
Pilot Shannon Trembley was performing take-off and landing manoeuvres at the South Lakeland Airport in Florida when the accident occurred.
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Photographs of the incident show Trembley’s Cessna plane colliding with skydiver John Frost, 47.
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The incident caused both to crash to the ground.
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The pair miraculously escaped with minor injuries.
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