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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

LONGMONT, Colo. (AP) - The Boulder County coroner's office is investigating the death of a skydiver who hit the ground while practicing swooping maneuvers in Longmont. The coroner said Monday that ...

A low-altitude extreme sport takes skydiving's exhilaration to new levels. Sept. 18, 2008— -- For those who think sky diving is a thing of the past, here's the latest extreme sport craze to ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... LONGMONT, Colo.—Jumping out of an airplane at 5,000 feet, weighted down and navigating toward a piece of land marked by flags, is an exhilarating experience ...

Longmont – Jay Moledzki is falling, and fast. With only 1,200 feet between him and the ground, the 32-year-old’s parachute is beneath him, defying the traditional benefits of the nylon canopy. Seconds ...

DeLAND — When the thrill of jumping out of an airplane wears off, sky divers turn to swooping. Widely considered the most dangerous form of skydiving, swoopers parachute from a plane, come within a ...

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 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 ...