Rush City Fly-In: Minnesota veteran parachute team to dive at 100 mph this Sunday

The Rush City Fly-In will be held Sunday morning at the Rush City Regional Airport with free admission and $2 parking. The ...

Rescue mission to remote Atlantic island included rare tandem jump

Tandem freefall jumps — when an expert parachute jumper carries a passenger to the ground — are one of the rarest skills in ...
New York Post

103-year-old woman becomes oldest to parachute out of a plane

There’s a new world record for the oldest tandem parachute jump. Rut Linnéa Ingegärd Larsson, of Sweden, took the title when she parachuted on May 29 at the age of 103 years and 259 days old, ...
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Man dies BASE jumping after falling over 600 feet when parachute fails to fully open

A Washington state BASE jumper died Sunday after an issue with his parachute and falling over 600 feet to the ground, authorities announced. The man, 47-year-old Elliot Barstow, was BASE jumping ...
The Texas Tribune

Gov. Greg Abbott jumps out of plane with 106-year-old World War II vet

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Thai skydiver "Super Toom" breaks world record with highest altitude parachute landing

Tanaboworn Sirikunakornkun landed on Chile's Ojos del Salado volcano at 5,442 m, breaking the record for highest altitude ...
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73-year-old skydiver dies after problem with parachute during jump

ELOY, Ariz. (KPHO/Gray News) - An investigation is underway after a 73-year-old experienced skydiver died following a formation jump in Arizona. Eloy Police say the incident happened just after 12 p.m ...