Sydenham man killed in skydiving accident

A Sydenham man died on Sunday as a result of a skydiving incident near Torquay.

A 34-year-old Sydenham man has died after being involved in a skydiving incident in Connewarre, near Torquay on Sunday morning.

Police have advised that the skydiving plane took off from Torquay, two men who jumped out landed in the same location at about 10:30am, the second skydiver was uninjured.

Emergency services responded to the fatal incident and will be preparing a coroners report along with The Australian Parachute Federation investigating the circumstances of the death.