Emergency services were called to the scene shortly before 1 p.m. on Wednesday.
Paramedics were called to the Parachute Ottawa site at the airport shortly before 1 p.m., Renfrew Paramedic Service Chief Mike Nolan said.
Police had also been called to the scene, and officers could be seen Wednesday afternoon in a field adjacent to the Parachute Ottawa skydiving centre. Police tape surrounded the facility. Renfrew and Arnprior OPP detachments, Renfrew OPP crime unit, OPP forensics identification unit and provincial ministry of labour were all investigating Wednesday.Photo by Jean LevacOttawa Fire Services Chief Paul Hutt released a statement about the death of firefighter Jeffrey Dean on Wednesday evening. This newspaper confirmed Dean was the person who died in the skydiving incident, and an OPP media release identified him as a 45-year-old resident of Fitzroy Harbor.
In addition to his firefighting work, Hutt said Dean was “a dedicated volunteer” with an OFS program for teenagers interested in firefighting as well as a “loving husband and a father of two children.”
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