Minnesota sky diver hits vehicle, dies

RANTOUL – A Minnesota man was killed Wednesday morning at the World Free Fall Convention in Rantoul – the first fatal accident at this year's event.

Champaign County Coroner Duane Northrup said Mark Foster, 57, of Eden Prairie, Minn., was pronounced dead at 9:47 a.m. Wednesday at the scene of the accident at Rantoul Aviation Center.

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