Horror as skydiver Dimitri Didenko killed during competition flight
16 Mar, 2021 12:44 AM
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Dimitri Didenko was in Western Australia for the Virtual Nationals Skydiving Championships in the wingsuit category. Photo / Supplied
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A renowned skydiver who died in an accident at a popular West Australian tourist spot on Sunday has been remembered by heartbroken friends as an absolute legend .
Dimitri Didenko was competing in the Virtual Nationals Skydiving Championships with friends in the coastal town of Jurien Bay, north of Perth, just after 1pm on Sunday when the tragedy happened.
Police believe the 30-year-old s parachute failed to deploy correctly, sending him plunging to the ground as around 20 close friends watched in horror.
Skydiver, 30, dies after parachute fails to open in Australia
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Veteran Skydiver Dimitri Didenko Plunges to His Death During Competition
On 3/15/21 at 10:31 AM EDT
An experienced skydiver has died after his parachute reportedly failed to open during a competition on Sunday.
Dimitri Didenko, 30, was competing in the Wingsuit Diving Championships in the coastal town of Jurien Bay, about 130 miles north of Perth, Western Australia, when the accident occurred. Between 1pm and 2.30pm, the man jumped from an aircraft and it is believed his parachutes failed to deploy correctly and he fell to the ground, West Australia Police said. The man received critical injuries and sadly died at the scene.
Didenko was an experienced and well-known skydiver who had completed more than 6,000 jumps around the world. He often competed in a wingsuit where participants use a special jumpsuit to add surface area to the body to fly through the air.
Kempsey Council defends $11m world-class skydiving project funded by bushfire recovery
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Kempsey Shire Council says its skydiving project will be money well spent.
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A New South Wales council has hit back at criticism a project in its local government area is not worthy of bushfire recovery funds.
Key points:
Funding for the new Skydiving Adventure Park in Kempsey was announced in October
A nearby operator says it is a waste of money and does nothing to help bushfire victims
Kempsey Shire Council says the multi-purpose facility meets the criteria for recovery funds
The Macleay Valley Skydiving Adventure Park, at the Kempsey Regional Airport, has received more than $11 million thanks to the governments Bushfire Local Economic Recovery Fund.
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