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If nothing else, he figured, all his wife would have to do is call the adviser if something happened to him — and since he’s an avid skydiver, it’s something he thinks about a lot.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 10, 2026

The inquest in Crook heard she was a "very experienced skydiver" but had made no attempt to deploy either her main or reserve parachutes.

From BBC • Aug. 21, 2025

The Guinness World Record for oldest skydiver was set in May 2022 by 103-year-old Linnéa Ingegärd Larsson from Sweden.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 2, 2023

In 2014, Johnson lost his brother-in-law in a skydiving accident when Jordan Janway, 27, collided with another skydiver and was unable to open his parachute.

From Washington Times • Jun. 27, 2023

I spread my arms like a skydiver, giving myself over to it.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman