U.S. Army officer dies in 'freak skydiving accident' caused by high winds Sgt. 1st Class Justin Goff, 29, died in a skydiving accident in North Carolina Local police say Goff's parachute deployed, but high winds caused his death Goff took off from a plane at Cape Fear Regional Airport in Oak Island on Sunday By Ariel Zilber For Dailymail.com Published: 03:57 BST, 22 April 2019 | Updated: 03:57 BST, 22 April 2019 Viewcomments A United States Army officer died in a skydiving accident in North Carolina on Sunday morning, it was announced. Sgt. 1st Class Justin Goff, 29, was involved in a ‘freak accident’ when he ran into high winds after his parachute deployed following take off from Cape Fear Regional Airport in Oak Island, police said. Police received a call at around 10:45am on Sunday. Goff was pronounced dead at the scene, according to WECT-TV. Sgt. 1st Class Justin Goff, 29, was involved in a ‘freak accident’ when he ran into high winds after his parachute deployed following take off from Cape Fear Regional Airport in Oak Island Goff, a native of Florida, was stationed in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Sgt. Loyd Hames of the Oak Island Police Department said Goff was on a recreational skydiving trip. Goff did not hit anything on the day down, according to Hames. An autopsy is scheduled to be performed in order to determine the exact cause of death. Read more: Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site dailymail and under his responsibility