Colorado Springs man dies in skydiving accident

By Bea Karnes, News First 5

Posted : Jul 29, 2010 3:17 PM

Montana officials have released the name of a Colorado Springs man who died in a parachuting accident during an annual skydiving festival in northwestern Montana.

Sheriff's officials say 57-year-old Garl "Mike" Newby of Colorado Springs, died Wednesday afternoon near Marion after his main parachute became entangled with another man's chute and he was unable to deploy is reserve parachute in time.

Officials say the surviving jumper was able to remove his main chute and deploy his reserve parachute.

Newby was described as a "very, very experienced skydiver" who had been coming to Lost Prairie for around a decade.

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