Skydiving

• Skydiver left hanging at 15K feet after parachute catches plane’s tail

  Footage from the jump shows the first skydiver and the camera operator climbing out of the roller door and the handle for the diver's reserve parachute snagging on the wing flap.

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  Dec 12, 2025
  
• A skydiving accident left him a double amputee. Now he’s a snowboarding champion

  A B.C. skydiver hasn't let losing both his legs slow him down. The Campbell River athlete is now a gold medal Paralympian and motivational speaker.

  Canada

  Jun 25, 2024
  
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• Skydiver found dead on front lawn of Florida home

  Frederick C. Morello, 69, was pronounced dead at the scene following a 'solo parachuting incident,' police said.

  U.S. News

  Oct 10, 2023
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• B.C. skydiving event helps veterans, first responders process trauma

  Operation Pegasus Jump uses skydiving as a way to build bonds and camaraderie and to share the experiences of occupational stress injuries or post-traumatic stress disorder.

  Canada

  Jul 14, 2023
• B.C. great grandmother celebrates 99th birthday skydiving with great grandson

  There was no hesitation from the skydiving granny as she met up with her great grandson to leap from the heavens just a few weeks shy of her 99th birthday.

  Lifestyle

  Jul 3, 2023
• ‘We’re birds now’: Saskatchewan skydiving seniors living life to the fullest

  Two thrill-seeking women in their 70s from Prince Albert, Sask., showed they are living life to the fullest by skydiving, jumping out of a plane at 11,000 feet on Saturday.

  Canada

  May 31, 2023
• New details released on accident that killed 21-year-old skydiving student in Innisfil, Ont.

  Skydive Toronto said the victim was a 21-year-old student who was a 'recent addition' to the skydiving community. 

  Canada

  Aug 29, 2022
• Woman dies after skydiving accident in Innisfil, Ont.

  Police said a woman was critically injured after jumping from a plane operated for a local skydiving club. The woman was taken to hospital, where she was pronounced dead.

  Canada

  Aug 28, 2022
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• Global News reporter skydives with SkyHawks ahead of Peach Fest

  Global News reporter skydives with the SkyHawks team ahead of Peach Fest.

  Lifestyle

  Aug 3, 2022
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• Ambulance took 36 minutes to arrive at scene of Gimli skydiving accident: Shared Health

  Those who witnessed a tragic skydiving accident in Gimli, Man., on Saturday had to wait 36 minutes until an ambulance arrived — a time span beyond Shared Health's standards.

  Health

  Jun 8, 2022