US EditionSkydiver Dies After Her Parachute Hit Another Jumper's Gear While Approaching Airport in Georgia
- Skydiver Jasmine Black died on June 21, 2025, after her parachute collided with another jumper’s gear near Skydive-Atlanta in Georgia.
- The collision occurred at low altitude while both skydivers prepared to land, causing Black to cut away her main parachute and attempt to deploy her emergency chute.
- The emergency parachute failed to fully open due to the low altitude, and Black was found dead on the tarmac by responding deputies around 4:30 p.m.
- Skydive-Atlanta said ‘‘all equipment functioned as designed’’ during freefall, and the entanglement lasted several seconds at approximately 800 feet altitude.
- This fatality is the second at Skydive-Atlanta in five years, prompting ongoing investigations by the FAA into parachute packing and flight rules, highlighting risks despite rare skydiving deaths overall.
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Skydiver Dies While Preparing to Land After Mid-Air Parachute Collision with Another Jumper
Upon arrival, authorities found the skydiver — identified as Jasmine Black, 48 — dead on the tarmacGetty Stock image of a paraglider wingNEED TO KNOWSkydiver Jasmine Black, 48, of Locust Grove, Ga., was killed on June 21 while attempting to landHer parachute collided with the parachute of another skydiver, authorities saidBlack was described as a licensed skydiver as well as an "active sport jumper"A skydiver died in Georgia after she was caught…
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In the UK, 48-year-old Belinda Taylor, a mother of four and grandmother of two, died during a parachute jump with instructor Adam Harrison, 30, on 13 June near Dunkeswell Airport in Devon, UK.
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