A 36-year-old man who died in a skydiving accident during a national championship event east of Perth was from Victoria, and authorities are now advising his parents in Poland.
The man's parachute became entangled with another competitor's during a four-way formation jump at the Australian Skydiving Championships on Thursday.
Rob Libeau, from the Australian Parachute Federation, said his organisation was assisting police and the coroner with the investigation into what he described as a freak accident.
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The RAC helicopter was called to assist. Photo: Mathew Hayes
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Mr Libeau said the jump was not particularly challenging for the experienced competitor, who had done more than 500 skydives, and was at a normal, safe height.
"They obviously did not have time to separate from each other for some unknown reason and unfortunately they collided and that collision caused the entanglement," he told AAP.
"When they've pitched their canopies, something has gone awry at that point."
Mr Libeau said it was extremely fortunate the other man who became entangled landed normally and was not hurt.
"They had a reserve parachute - he had to jettison his main parachute because it was entangled."
It's not yet clear whether the deceased man tried to use his reserve parachute.
WAtoday understands the RAC Helicopter called out to the scene was cancelled as the man's injuries were "extensive".
A videographer also took part in the jump.
All of the competitors unanimously voted last night to go ahead with the event out of respect for the man, but a media opportunity planned for Friday has been cancelled out of respect for his family and friends.
The event is expected to conclude on Saturday but may continue into Sunday.
"It's as safe as it can possibly be, with the advancements in technology and that sort of thing ... we know the risks and unfortunately, sometimes accidents do happen, but fortunately they are rare," Mr Libeau said.