A champion skydiver from Australia reportedly died in Texas while testing a high-risk method for the sport called ‘swooping.’ 29-year-old Melissa Porter, of Perth, was an instructor at Skydive ...

An experienced solo skydiver was killed after performing a “swooping maneuver” during a jump in Florida, police said. Getty Images/iStock photo An experienced solo skydiver was killed after performing ...

Reporting from Perris -- The competition was high-performance and high-risk, and Sean Carey and his 16 fellow skydivers knew it. They were equipped with special parachutes that allowed a faster and ...

A woman died while attempting a risky skydiving manoeuvre, it has emerged. Melissa Porter, a 29-year-old champion skydiver from Australia, died while testing a high-risk manoeuvre called "swooping" in ...

Click on the image to enlarge. To view other graphics visit our Graphics Blog or our Graphics board on Pinterest. A Quebec City policeman has become the latest experienced Canadian skydiver to die ...

BYRON (CBS SF) -- A man killed in a skydiving accident at the Byron Airport in Contra Costa County on Saturday was an experienced jumper who had a lapse in judgment, a skydiving teacher said Tuesday.

PERRIS – An experienced Canadian skydiver died at a Southern California drop zone after landing hard while attempting a high-speed maneuver known as “swooping,” authorities said Wednesday. Michael ...

A San Diego man who died during a skydiving competition in Riverside County this weekend was a specialist at a risky maneuver called “swooping.” Sean Carey, 35, was performing the advanced maneuver in ...

A chow is something skydivers want to avoid. Yet in the newest discipline of skydiving called swooping, chows are unavoidable. Inevitably, some participants eat it. “That’s one of the sales pitches to ...

A 29-year-old champion skydiver from Australia was killed in Texas while testing a high-risk method for the sport called “swooping.” Melissa Porter, of Perth, an instructor at Skydive Spaceland ...