A 49-year-old man has died in a skydiving accident at Dunkeswell Airfield in Devon, the same location where two people were killed last year. Emergency services were called to the airfield in Honiton shortly before 1pm on Saturday, February 28, after concerns were raised about a male skydiver.
Devon and Cornwall Police confirmed that the man was pronounced dead at the scene. His family has been informed. The police said scene guards remain in place and enquiries are ongoing, with relevant agencies investigating the incident.
Dunkeswell Airfield was the site of a previous tragedy on June 13, 2025, when Adam Harrison, 30, and Belinda Taylor, 48, died during a tandem skydive after their parachutes failed to open. The company operating at that time, Skydive Buzz Ltd, shut down in August. A new company, Skydive South West, established by former Skydive Buzz employees, later began operating from the same airfield.
The cause of the latest incident is under investigation. Authorities have not released further details at this stage.
