Faulty landing in rice field

Faulty landing in rice field

JAKARTA (JP): Strong winds handed another blow to the international Bali-Lombok boogie show in Lombok's Selaparang airport on Monday as ten parachutists landed off course in a rice field about one kilometer from the proper landing field.

The owner of the rice field was kind enough to pick them up in his van and take them to the airport. None reported any injuries.

The parachutists, which missed the mark, were among 94 sky jumpers who took part in the fourth sortie on Monday, the second day of the international boogie show, Antara reported.

Bad weather also halted the sunset sky jumping, forcing hundreds spectators who had been waiting for the show for hours to leave the scene in disappointment. (arf)