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Update March 31: The victim has been identified as Jordan Janway, 27. Janway is the brother-in-law of NASCAR racing champion Jimmie Johnson and sister to Johnson's wife, Chandra.
By Miriam Raftery
March 30, 2014 (Otay Mesa) –A skydiving instructor in his 20s is dead after colliding with another skydiver this afternoon. He may have been knocked unconscious and his parachute never opened.
He was reported missing, prompting a search of the Otay area by Sheriff's deputies, Border Patrol agents, Cal-Fire firefighters and approximately 20 skydiving volunteers. The Sheriff's A.S.T.R.E.A. helicopter also responded and located the missing skydiver's body.
Ironically, a device that could have saved his life had reportedly been sent out for maintenance. A master parachutist and rigger with more than 1,000 jumps on record, he usually carried a device to automatically open his parachute in the case of emergency.
The victim was teaching students at Skydive San Diego on Otay Lakes Road in Jamul. The facility requires the devices for those with fewer than 1,000 jumps.
The parachutist who collided with the victim was not injured, Fox 5 reported.
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