On May 4, 2013 a seasoned skydiver from New Brunswick was killed in a skydiving accident. Although his jump went well and his parachute deployed properly, he made a fatal mistake during his landing. It is not completely clear what went wrong, but witnesses suspect he made a timing error and was not able to slow down in time for the landing.
Statistically speaking, it is more likely to die in an automobile accident than it is to die in a skydiving accident.
Each year about 30 people die in skydiving accidents. However, about 40,000 people die in traffic accidents each year. More information about skydiving safety can be found at http://adventure.howstuffworks.com/skydiving8.htm
Of course. for example, "I went skydiving on saturday" or "I take skydiving lessons"
The odds of a parachute accident is one in six thousand. In other words, one is twenty four times more likely to die in an car accident than to die in a skydiving accident.
Mario Richards died on August 19, 2013, in Italy of skydiving accident.
If at first you don't succeed, skydiving is not for you.
If at first you don't succeed, skydiving is not for you.
Brooks Mondae died on September 25, 1994, in California, USA of skydiving accident.
He didn't have any injuries. I bet he'd never do that again!
Jim Fonnesbeck died on October 9, 2011, in Mesquite, Nevada, USA of skydiving accident.
Aleksei Zavyalov died on September 30, 2011, in Moscow, Russia of injuries sustained in a skydiving accident.
If first you don't succeed, skydiving is not for you.