Firm to resume flights - a week after tragic death in tandem skydive

Belinda Taylor, 48, from Totnes, and Adam Harrison, 30, from Bournemouth died in the incident

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Author: Oliver MorganPublished 19th Jun 2025
Last updated 19th Jun 2025

The company which runs skydiving missions says the relevant authorities have 'no objection' to resume normal operations - a week after two jumpers died in Devon.

The incident happened during a tandem skydive.

The pair who died were named as Belinda Taylor, 48, from Totnes, and Adam Harrison, 30, from Bournemouth.

Enquiries remain ongoing by police, British Skydiving and East Devon District Council Environmental Health and Safety Office.

In a statement, SkydiveBuzz said: "Whilst the investigation is ongoing the relevant authorities have no objection to us resuming normal skydiving operations.

"However, we have taken a short pause to allow our team the time and space they need to process recent events and support one another. Our team have met today to discuss plans to resume skydiving this coming weekend.

"We want to sincerely thank everyone who has sent kind messages — your support truly means the world to us and is helping our team more than you know.

"For all other enquiries, please bear with us. We are a small team, and we’re grieving while still working hard to respond to everyone. Please remember there are humans behind our emails, and our social media.

"Thank you for your patience and compassion."

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