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ELOY, Ariz. — A Salt Lake City man was killed Thursday evening when his parachute collapsed during his skydiving descent in Arizona, police said.

Eloy police officers were alerted to a skydiving accident around 7:25 p.m. at Skydive Arizona near 4900 N. Taylor Drive in Eloy, Arizona. The skydiver, 37-year-old Ronald Mazzola Jr. of Salt Lake City, was discovered about 100 feet east of the main Skydive Arizona landing area.

Bystanders were performing CPR when officers and Eloy Fire District officials arrived, but Mazzola was pronounced dead at the scene. A witness reported seeing Mazzola's parachute collapse about 100 feet from the ground as he was descending, police said.

"Mazzola was an experienced skydiver. He is reported to have over nine years of experience, having participated in over 800 jumps, with 40 in the previous six months," the Eloy Police Department said.

The parachute was collected and will be turned over to the Federal Aviation Authority for inspection, and the Eloy Police Department's Criminal Investigations Division will aid in the investigation. An autopsy will be conducted by the Pinal County Medical Examiner's Office.

More information will be posted as it becomes available.

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