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A skydiver safely returned to the ground Saturday after his parachute caught on the scoreboard at Virginia Tech's spring football game. Emergency crews used a crane to bring him down without injury in what could have been a dangerous situation.
After a devastating fall left her paralyzed, doctors said her active life was over. She discovered para badminton instead, won national championships, and eventually jumped out of a plane thousands of feet above ground. #
Churches across America are drawing thousands to Easter celebrations with helicopter egg drops, skydiving bunnies, and drone light shows that tell the resurrection story. The creative outreach comes as new data shows Gen Z and millennials returning to church in surprising numbers.
Friedi Kühne set a world record by walking a slackline between two hot air balloons more than a mile above Earth. After completing the 62-foot walk, he celebrated by skydiving back to the ground.
A Canadian snowboarder who lost both legs in a skydiving accident is defending his Paralympic gold medal this weekend. Tyler Turner, 37, says his secret weapon is simple: having fun.
At 37, Divya Surepalli became Andhra Pradesh's first licensed civilian woman skydiver, joining fewer than 20 women nationwide who've pursued the sport beyond a single tandem jump. Her journey from environmental engineer to certified solo skydiver cost ₹5 lakh and required training across three countries.
Over 100 skydivers from 20 countries formed a stunning diamond formation in the Florida sky, shattering an 18-year-old world record. Among them was an Air Force pilot and a 60-year-old plumber, proving age and background don't limit extraordinary achievements.
Air Force Captain Charlene Sufficool joined 103 skydivers from 20 countries to shatter an 18-year-old world record for the largest canopy formation ever created. The Montana native who started as a cadet scared to join an all-boys aviation club just led one of the most complex aerial achievements in skydiving history.