Navy SEAL Remington Peters freefalls in the skies above Aspen, Colorado. He was killed on May 28, 2017, after back-to-back parachute malfunctions. US Navy photo
Business Insider: A Navy SEAL who performed over 600 parachute jumps died when midair malfunctions prevented his chute from opening
* SEAL 1st Class Remington J. Peters struck the Hudson in May of 2017 following back-to-back malfunctions.
* Peters' main parachute deployed with a line-twist malfunction, which he spent too much time trying to untangle.
* The malfunctions caused Peters to free fall and prevented the deployment of his reserve chute.
* Peters had performed in over 100 Leap Frog shows, and completed over 600 jumps with his team, as well as 300 civilian jumps.
A twist in a main parachute line, and an additional entanglement that prevented the deployment of a reserve parachute system at the correct altitude and time, caused a Navy SEAL to fall to his death in the Hudson River off New York City last year, according to investigation documents.
Special Warfare Operator (SEAL) 1st Class Remington J. Peters struck the Hudson near Liberty State Park, NJ, during New York Fleet Week on May 28, 2017 following back-to-back malfunctions that caused him to free fall invertedly and hampered successful deployment of his reserve chute, according to a command-directed investigation obtained by Military.com through the Freedom of Information Act.
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