Experienced Skydiver Dies in Wingsuit Jump Accident

0:00It's March 1st, and this episode is brought to you by NordVPN, fast, reliable online privacy. Links in the episode description, here's what's happening across the UK. A highly experienced 49-year-old skydiver died during a wingsuit jump at Dunkaswell Aerodrome in Devon. He had completed 10,000 jumps and was using his personal parachute gear while flying with a friend from Skydive Southwest on Saturday. The center quickly alerted British skydiving, which set up a board of inquiry to examine the incident. Officials planned to share a full report with the coroner, police, civil aviation authority, and safety committees. Skydive Southwest shared their heartbreak, sending condolences to the man's family, friends, and the close skydiving community. As a small family run operation, they said the loss hits hard across the board. This marks the second fatal accident at the airfield in under a year. Last June 13th, a 30-year-old instructor and a 48-year-old jumper perished in a tandem parachute failure, leading the involved.

1:01Company to shut down. Police confirmed emergency crews found the man deceased on-site with his family notified right away. As the investigation unfolds, the skydiving world awaits answers on what went wrong. The skydiving world awaits answers on what went wrong. The skydiving world awaits answers on what went wrong. The skydiving world awaits answers on what went wrong.