Overview
- Belinda Taylor, 48, and instructor Adam Harrison, 30, died on June 13 when their tandem parachute failed to deploy during a 15,000ft Skydive Buzz jump at Dunkeswell Airfield.
- Devon and Cornwall Police, British Skydiving and East Devon District Council Environmental Health and Safety Office are probing whether the chute became tangled or otherwise malfunctioned.
- Skydive Buzz has expressed its condolences, confirmed full cooperation with investigators and said safety remains its highest priority.
- Relatives of both victims have urged authorities to provide clear answers on safety procedures and the sequence of events leading to the malfunction.
- Several charities have suspended upcoming skydives at the centre and customers have criticised aggressive upselling of higher-altitude jumps, raising wider safety concerns.