SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Two skydivers were killed Saturday during a tandem jump in northern California, authorities said Saturday. 
 
 Their bodies were found in a Lodi-area vineyard after someone reported that the skydivers hit the ground without an open parachute, San Joaquin County Sheriff's Deputy Les Garcia said. 
 
 It appeared the parachute did not deploy until after impact, he said. 
 
 Authorities were working to identify the bodies, but Riley said it appears the victims, both males, were in their 20s. One was an instructor, he said. 
 
 They had jumped from the Parachute Center, a popular skydiving school in the state's Central Valley whose website declares it "one of the largest and oldest drop zones in the United States," launched in 1964. 
 
 The website offers an introductory tandem jump with an instructor for $100, from 13,000 feet. 
 
 The center has been in the news before. In May, a small plane carrying 17 skydivers took off from the Parachute Center and landed upside-down after clipping a pickup. The worst injuries were minor cuts and scrapes. 
 
 And in February, the Lodi News-Sentinel reported that a solo skydiver had died after a parachute malfunction at the center. 
 
 Parachute Center owner Bill Dause told KCRA-TV the instructor in Saturday's deadly jump was an independent contractor who has made about 700 jumps. 
 
 "The parachute failed to eject properly. We have no explanation why," Dause said. "The only thing it looks like is something may have gone out of sequence (and) that may have caused the problem." 
 
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 Deputies responded to a report of a skydiver crashing to the ground about 10 a.m. in a field near the Lodi Parachute Center, the San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office said. Witnesses reported that they didn't see a parachute open as the skydivers plummeted down. 
 
 When deputies arrived, they found the tandem jumpers dead in a field near the parachute center, officials said. 
 
 "Deputies responded out to the scene and came across a tandem jumping pair that did impact the ground without their shoot deploying," said Lt. Randy Johnson with the San Joaquin County Sheriff's Department. 
 
 Deputies believe the parachute did not deploy until after impact, officials said. 
 
 Lodi Parachute Center owner Bill Dause said the instructor was an independent contractor with about 700 jumps of experience. 
 
 "The parachute failed to eject properly. We have no explanation why,” Dause said. “The only thing it looks like is something may have gone out of sequence (and) that may have caused the problem" 
 
 Dause continued business as normal throughout the course of the day, telling KCRA 3 there was another malfunction but it was remedied without incident. 
 
 “I am always liable but I am not concerned. We didn’t do anything wrong,” Dause said. "It's a love of the sport. You keep going. You feel sorry for the people who can't participate any longer." 
 
 The identities of the two men have not been released. 
 
 The Federal Aviation Administration has been contacted and will be taking over the investigation of this incident, officials said. 
 
 No other information was released.
– Two skydivers were killed Saturday during a tandem jump in northern California, reports the AP. Their bodies were found in a Lodi-area vineyard after someone reported that the skydivers hit the ground without an open parachute, San Joaquin County Sheriff's Deputy Les Garcia said. It appeared the parachute did not deploy until after impact, he said. Authorities were working to identify the bodies, but it appears the victims, both males, were in their 20s. They had jumped from the Parachute Center, a popular skydiving school in the state's Central Valley whose website declares it "one of the largest and oldest drop zones in the United States," launched in 1964. Parachute Center owner Bill Dause told KCRA-TV the instructor in Saturday's deadly jump was an independent contractor who has made about 700 jumps. "The parachute failed to eject properly. We have no explanation why," Dause said. "The only thing it looks like is something may have gone out of sequence (and) that may have caused the problem." The website offers an introductory tandem jump with an instructor for $100, from 13,000 feet. The center has been in the news before. In May, a small plane carrying 17 skydivers took off from the Parachute Center and landed upside-down after clipping a pickup. The worst injuries were minor cuts and scrapes. And in February, the Lodi News-Sentinel reported that a solo skydiver had died after a parachute malfunction at the center. “I am always liable but I am not concerned. We didn’t do anything wrong,” Dause said. "It's a love of the sport. You keep going. You feel sorry for the people who can't participate any longer." An exact cause will be determined by the Federal Aviation Administration.