{"id":593337,"date":"2026-04-19T08:49:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-19T08:49:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/593337\/"},"modified":"2026-04-19T08:49:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T08:49:15","slug":"parachuter-slams-into-virginia-tech-scoreboard-jarring-crowd-and-delaying-football-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/593337\/","title":{"rendered":"Parachuter slams into Virginia Tech scoreboard \u2014 jarring crowd and delaying football game"},"content":{"rendered":"

A parachuter slammed into Virginia Tech\u2019s scoreboard, leaving the stuntman dangling high above a shocked crowd and delaying the school\u2019s spring game Saturday afternoon.<\/p>\n

Terrifying footage shows two parachuters with American flags attached to them, gliding across Virginia Tech\u2019s home football stadium, Lane Stadium.<\/p>\n

The two dare devils appeared to be on the same flight trajectory \u2014 with the first parachuter, carrying a smaller flag, flying over the video board safely.<\/p>\n

\"AnVirginia Tech\u2019s spring game was delayed after two daredevil parachuters flew over the stadium \u2014 with one of them crashing into the stadium\u2019s video board, moments before kick-off. kristinthorne\/instagram<\/p>\n

\"SkydiverThe two dare devils appeared to be on the same flight trajectory \u2014 with the first parachuter, carrying a smaller flag, flying over the video board safely. kristinthorne\/instagram<\/p>\n

The second parachuter, however, appeared to have caught some wind on their descent, causing a dramatic collision right into the massive C of \u201cTech.\u201d<\/p>\n

The game, slated for 3 p.m. kick-off, was delayed for over an hour as emergency personnel deployed a crane to rescue the stuck parachuter.<\/p>\n

The jumper\u2019s parachute appeared to get stuck between the letters \u2018C\u2019 and \u2018H\u2019 \u2014 ripping off the covering and exposing the lights beneath.<\/p>\n

The parachuter dropped their American flag, along with a smaller parachute, into the stands below as they were suspended mid-air on the sign.<\/p>\n

The parachuter was successfully rescued 45 minutes later, On3 reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Kick-off began an hour later than scheduled, shortly after 4 p.m.<\/p>\n

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In a statement posted to X,<\/a> Virginia Tech Athletics said \u201cWe are grateful to report the skydiver was safely secured and is currently stable. Our primary focus remains on their well-being.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe extend our sincere appreciation to the first responders, event staff, and medical personnel for their swift, coordinated and professional response,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n

The Virginia Tech Police Department told The Post that the incident was \u201cresolved\u201d and did not believe the parachuter required hospital treatment.<\/p>\n

The Post reached out to Virginia Tech and the Blacksburg Fire Department but did not immediately hear back.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A parachuter slammed into Virginia Tech\u2019s scoreboard, leaving the stuntman dangling high above a shocked crowd and delaying…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":593338,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[67],"tags":[1607,23276,399,398,396,397,13366,99,1339,1772],"class_list":["post-593337","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-ncaa-football","tag-college-football","tag-colleges-and-universities","tag-football","tag-ncaa","tag-ncaa-football","tag-ncaafootball","tag-skydiving","tag-sports","tag-virginia-tech","tag-virginia-tech-hokies"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/593337","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=593337"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/593337\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/593338"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=593337"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=593337"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=593337"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}