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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Instructor dead, student rescued after Tennessee skydiving incident
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — A skydiving instructor died and another person was rescued Saturday afternoon after jumping out of a plane near a Tennessee highway. First responders, including the Nashville Fire Department and Metro Nashville Police Department, were sent to a wooded area near Ashland City Highway just before 1 p.m. on Saturday for a high-angle rescue. Police said a 46-year-old skydiving student and his instructor got stuck on the side…
Nashville skydiving instructor dead, student rescued after separated mid-air
A skydiving session turned deadly in Tennessee after a mid-air separation during a tandem jump caused an instructor to fall to his death without a parachute and a first-time student jumper to be stranded in a tree.
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