The sheriff’s department did not identify the person who died. “A man was pronounced deceased after the rocket crashed in the open desert during a rocket launch event,” it said. The rocket appeared to rub against the launch apparatus, which might have torn the parachutes attached to it, he said.Īccording to a San Bernardino county sheriff’s department statement, deputies were called to the event. Justin Chapman, a freelance journalist, said he and his wife witnessed the crash. Waldo Stakes, a colleague who was at the rocket launch, said: “It was unsuccessful, and he passed away.” He declined to comment further.Ī video posted on social media showed a rocket being fired into the sky and a parachute – apparently deployed too early – trailing behind it, before it plummeted to the ground nearby.
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