skydiving
noun
sky·div·ing
ˈskī-ˌdī-viŋ 
: the sport of jumping from an airplane and typically executing a prolonged free fall before deploying a parachute
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Two days later on July 9, a second skydiving crash was reported in Rochelle, less than 60 miles north from the first incident in the week.
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Mike Stunson
july 10, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2025
The footage then cuts to the pair being strapped together, with Whitaker seated above the instructor in a tandem skydiving position.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
His Instagram account also lists him as a skydiving instructor, wingsuit coach and BASE (Building, Antenna, Span and Earth) jumper.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 26 June 2025
In 2020, an 18-year-old woman and her instructor died in a skydiving accident during a tandem jump operated by the same company.
—June 23, CBS News, 23 June 2025
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Mike Stunson
july 10, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2025
The footage then cuts to the pair being strapped together, with Whitaker seated above the instructor in a tandem skydiving position.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
His Instagram account also lists him as a skydiving instructor, wingsuit coach and BASE (Building, Antenna, Span and Earth) jumper.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 26 June 2025
In 2020, an 18-year-old woman and her instructor died in a skydiving accident during a tandem jump operated by the same company.
—June 23, CBS News, 23 June 2025
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“Skydiving.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skydiving. Accessed 2 Aug. 2025.
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