Authorities Release Name of Skydiving Instructor Killed in Weekend Accident

Authorities released the name today of a skydiving instructor who collided with another jumper midair and plunged to his death over the weekend in the Jamul area.

Jordan Janway, 27, was found dead on a hillside near Otay Lakes late Sunday afternoon, according to the county Medical Examiner's Office.

Janway had gone missing about 4 p.m. while skydiving with a group out of his workplace, Skydive San Diego. A sheriff's helicopter crew found his body about an hour later, Lt. Christine Robbins said.

Janway worked for the company as a contract employee and was teaching novices how to skydive when the accident occurred, his employer, Buzz Fink, told reporters. Janway's parachute never opened, Fink said.

No other injuries were reported.

Janway, a San Diego resident, was the brother-in-law of NASCAR champion and El Cajon native Jimmie Johnson, according to the latter's website.

—City News Service