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A Saanichton skydiving company has come under fire after three people were injured in a span of five months.

A Sooke man who suffered a brain injury in a skydiving incident last year is suing Capital City Skydiving and a Duncan woman says she is frustrated that company officials won’t return phone calls regarding her injuries.

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In April, 25-year-old Sarah Archer of Duncan fractured a lower vertebrae in her back when she fell through the trees and landed hard during a solo jump near Central Saanich’s Woodwynn Farms, which the firm uses as a drop zone.

On June 17, Sooke construction worker Paul Taverner was strapped to an instructor in a tandem jump when the pair were blown off-course. They got tangled in a tree in a heavily wooded area on Mount Newton and were left hanging for two hours.

Tyler Turner, a former employee of Capital City, had his right leg amputated after he made a hard landing at Woodwynn Farm in September.