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Pierre Wolnik was a two-time world champion. Credit: Instagram / pierrewolnik

World skydiving champion, 37, plummets to his death after parachute fails to open

Two-time world wingsuit skydiving champion Pierre Wolnik has died in a tragic accident after his parachute failed to open during a free-fall jump over Mont Blanc. As per reports, the 37-year-old Wolnik was attempting a ...

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Skydiving instructor dies after falling out of plane without parachute – student survives

A skydiving instructor in Nashville has died after seemingly jumping from an aeroplane without his parachute attached. Metro Nashville Police Department confirmed details relating to the tragic incident, revealing that the instructor in question had ...

Skydiver’s final words as he realized he forgot his parachute after jumping

Skydiving is the ultimate adrenaline rush — at least if you ask those who live for it. But this extreme sport doesn’t come without serious risks, and no story highlights that more chillingly than the ...

Elderly woman dies days after breaking skydiving record – she was 104

A woman who broke the world record for the oldest person to skydive has sadly died mere days after accomplishing the amazing feat. Dorothy Hoffner, 104, from northern Illinois, embarked on a journey that would ...

Paraplegic veteran survives freak skydiving accident after parachute gets stuck in wheelchair

For the second time in his life, Michael Vasquez is thankful to be alive. On August 13, Vasquez’s parachute got tangled in his wheelchair and his reserve parachute did not release. The U.S. veteran and ...

Veteran recreates WWII parachute jump to celebrate his 100th birthday

It was almost eight decades ago that Tom Rice parachuted into Normandy on D-Day during World War II. Now the war hero has celebrated his 100th birthday by parachuting again – but this time onto ...

102-year-old WWII veteran fulfills bucket list wish, goes skydiving

I can guarantee you if you ask any of your friends or family for their bucket list, at least one of them will have “go skydiving” on it. It’s one of those things that doesn’t ...

Teen on first jump and veteran skydiver killed in freak skydiving accident

Jeanna Triplicata had recently turned 18, which meant she was finally old enough to go skydiving. On July 12, she and her grandmother fulfilled a bucket list item by jumping out of a plane near ...