Skydiving News

The 70-year-old man was doing a tandem jump at Kirra Beach at about 10am AEST. Map: Kirra 4225 A 70-year-old man has died while skydiving on Queensland's Gold Coast.

An elderly skydiver has died after jumping out of a plane on the Gold Coast. The 70-year-old man was performing a tandem jump over North Kirra Beach about 10am when he lost consciousness on the way down, authorities say.

A man died after parachuting off a cell phone tower and getting tangled in power lines, sheriff's deputies said.

A man died after parachuting from a mobile-phone tower at night and hitting high-voltage power lines, US authorities said.

Authorities say a Tucson man has died after parachuting from a cell phone tower at night and hitting high-voltage power lines.

Hollyoaks actress Zoe Lister has admitted that her skydiving training for the soap did not get "any less terrifying". Earlier this year, the 27-year-old took part in a number of plane jumps to prepare for a dramatic storyline on spinoff Hollyoaks Later .

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A SKYDIVER has died making his 13th jump from a plane. Police said the 41-year-old encountered a problem with his parachute yesterday over Picton, south-west of Sydney.

A MAN has died after his parachute apparently failed to open during a skydive south of Sydney, police say.

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Share + Nov 25, 2009 9:01 am US/Central ATLANTERRA, Spain 1 of 3 A Swiss daredevil crossed the English Channel strapped to a homemade jet-propelled wing Friday, parachuting into a field near the white cliffs of Dover after a 10-minute solo flight.

A local guy joined a flock of 68 wingsuit pilots who descended like flying squirrels in a diamond formation this month to pierce a U.S. record above Southern California.

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Share + Nov 19, 2009 7:29 pm US/Pacific Reporting David Begnaud ACAMPO The FAA is investigating a local skydiving center, Parachute Center, some of its aircrafts and some individuals associated with the company.

Hundreds of spectators gathered at Lake Elsinore in California, America, to watch them beat the record before they broke formation to deploy their parachutes and land safely.

ALL over the internets pictures of a oe68 specially-qualified wingsuit skydiversa setting the a oeofficial US record for Wingsuit Formation Skydivinga .

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Eleanor Cunningham , of Glendale , N.Y., spent her 95th birthday skydiving, which is becoming something of a tradition for her -- she took the leap for the first time on her 90th birthday.

To celebrate her birthday, Cunningham, better known as "Nanny" of Howes Cave, repeated a feat she accomplished in 2004.