October 9th 2023.
Frederick Morello was an experienced skydiver and practiced law out of Daytona Beach. He passed away on Saturday after making a hard landing on the lawn of a home near a Titusville airpark in Florida.
Morello, who was 69 years old and lived in Ormond Beach, had a passion for skydiving that was evident on his law office website. On the website was a section titled "Fred's Passion" which included the quote "Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away."
It appears that Morello was attempting a solo parachute jump when tragedy struck. Titusville police said that "an adult male outfitted in parachute attire and gear was located on the lawn of a residence on the 2600 block of Merry Lane." Morello was pronounced dead at the scene, and a surveillance camera on the property next door recorded the accident.
James Sconiers, a Vietnam veteran, was the one who discovered Morello. He said that the skydiver "hit the ground. Bounced off the driveway into their grass. Almost like a basketball that’s just how hard he hit the ground like someone bounced him up."
Sconiers was confused by the incident, expressing his concerns that "something tells me there’s a problem there." Morello had landed just blocks away from Skydive Space Center, however, it was not known if he had gone on trips with them before.
With the incident still under investigation, Titusville police are trying to uncover the cause of Morello's death. Titusville is a coastal city about 40 miles east of Orlando.
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