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Experienced skydiver with over 400 jumps appears to have leapt to her death on purpose
"She was mad for the sport. In just the two days before she died, she did 11 jumps," a friend said.
German daredevil becomes first person to achieve extreme skydiving stunt over Grand Canyon -- see the heart-pounding video
The daredevil skydiver believes his stunt will revolutionize and offer a safer alternative to wingsuit flying.
Grandma with months to live checking off bucket list's wild adventures — including a dream vacation
A grandmother with terminal cancer and just months left to live is pursuing her life-long dreams of skydiving and swimming with dolphins.
'World's Unluckiest Travelers' revealed — top winner's terrible tale involves skydiving and a body bag
And you thought your vacation horror story was bad.
Chilling video shows skydiving instructor jumping off cliff before falling to his death
Chilling video footage captured the moment a skydiving instructor disappeared from a cliff's edge before falling to his death in Brazil over the weekend.
Skydiver plummets to her death after main and reserve parachute fail
A Chilean woman plunged to her death in Brazil on Saturday after a skydiving attempt went wrong and both her main and reserve parachutes did not deploy correctly.
Great-grandmother celebrates 90th birthday with 10,000 ft. skydiving plunge: 'Close to heaven up there'
“I just thought it was an interesting thing to do, and I loved it. Before just floating down through the air, it was just wonderful,” Eleanor Mann said.
Bogus skydiving instructor jailed for lying about qualifications at California school that saw 28 deaths
A skydiving instructor who fraudulently used a colleague's credentials to teach at a facility that has seen 28 deaths related to the sport was sentenced to two years in prison.
Real-life Aladdin soars on a flying carpet
He's flying to "A Whole New World." Watch as daredevil Freddy Montigny jumps from Croix des Têtes mountain in France — using a "magic" carpet similar to a wingsuit. "The...
80-year-old Maryland woman realizes dream of skydiving
Lorraine Gerson fulfilled her lifelong dream of skydiving with a daring leap out of a plane in Maryland. The 80-year-old resident of Olney, MD made the daring feat in front...
90-year-old grandma celebrates birthday by skydiving from 13K feet: 'I'm a dangerous broad'
The new nonagenarian jumped from the plane attached to a professional skydiver with the company SkyDance SkyDiving out of Yolo County Airport.
Record-breaking 102-year-old skydiver shares secrets to longevity
Manette Baillie just celebrated her birthday by jumping out of a plane while raising over $13,000 for her favorite charities.
Dad of six dies skydiving, leaving his family in fear of losing their home
An investigation is underway to understand how a father-of-six died in a skydiving incident on the weekend, leaving behind a grieving family who fear they may lose their home.
Skydiving student killed in freak accident ID'd as 'vibrant and loving' 28-year-old
Kayla Kieko Black, 28, was identified this week as the skydiving student tragically killed with instructor Devrey LaRiccia in California on Friday when the pair hit a "dust devil" pocket...
Family and friends rally around after woman killed in tragic skydiving accident
“My soul, my love, my other half, my baby, my ride or die, my everything, my wife ... You were to [sic] perfect for this world and god just wanted...
Young NY pilot living her 'dream' dies in crash moments after releasing a set of skydivers
A promising young New York pilot “on the cusp” of living out her dream of becoming an airline pilot has died moments after she released a set of skydivers to...
Korean War vet, 90, skydives in honor of late wife: 'Talked to me all the way down'
Bill Rogers, of Manchester, New Hampshire, knows what his wife, Natalie, would have said to him if she were still around to watch his jaw-dropping stunt: "You're as crazy as...
Pilot and passengers' last-second move saves lives as plane goes down with 7 on board
A pilot and six passengers on a skydiving flight jumped from a small plane just before the aircraft crashed in a Missouri field on Saturday, according to federal authorities.
Daredevils make wingsuit flight through London’s Tower Bridge
Heart-pounding video shows two skydivers in wingsuits soaring through London’s iconic Tower Bridge landmark at more than 150 mph in a world-first stunt. Austrian daredevils Marco Fürst and Marco Waltenspiel,...
Astonishing video shows skydivers in wingsuits tear through London's Tower Bridge at over 150mph
Marco Fürst and Marco Waltenspiel, both pro Red Bull skydivers from Austria, carried out the wingsuit stunt first thing Sunday when they jumped from a helicopter hovering roughly 3,000 ft above...