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Instructor Dead, Student Rescued After Tennessee Skydiving Incident

The instructor fell after their tandem harness caught on the plane, while the student survived trapped in a tree; only 9 deaths occurred in 3.88 million jumps in 2024, USPA said.

  • A 35-year-old skydiving instructor from Nashville died after becoming separated from his tandem rig during a jump and is presumed to have fallen "from the sky without a parachute," according to the Metro Nashville Police Department .
  • The student he was meant to jump with survived and was rescued from a tree, described as 'ok' by police.
  • Go Skydive Nashville expressed sorrow over the 'tragic loss of life' and confirmed their cooperation with investigations conducted by the Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board.
  • Three other skydivers from the same jump landed safely, while the plane operated by Go Skydive Nashville also landed without incident according to police reports.
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WAGA broke the news in Atlanta, United States on Sunday, October 5, 2025.
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