Families of victims and officials describe the circumstances of a fatal skydiving crash in France in which 11 people die. Multiple reports say the aircraft departs from Nancy-Essey airfield and then suddenly drops out of the sky shortly after takeoff. A government minister is cited as telling families the plane’s descent was rapid and unexpected, using language that characterizes a “vertical fall.” The accounts reported by outlets focus on what authorities conveyed following the incident, including the sudden nature of the loss of control and the speed with which the aircraft reaches the ground. Rescue and investigation efforts follow the crash, with attention on understanding the sequence of events after departure from the airfield. The reports agree on the death toll and the general description of how the aircraft descends, while they do not provide detailed technical findings or causes in the cited material. Authorities continue to work on an investigation to determine what led to the crash.