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Coverage dated October 5, 2025

Skydiving instructor dead after separation in air, student rescued

Headline from Fox5 Atlanta

The student was stranded in the parachute for hours in a wooded area near Nashville. The skydiving instructor was later found dead.

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  1. Fox5 Atlanta

    Skydiving instructor dead after separation in air, student rescued (opens Fox5 Atlanta)

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    The student was stranded in the parachute for hours in a wooded area near Nashville. The skydiving instructor was later found dead.

  2. New York Post

    Skydiving instructor falls to his death after getting separated from student in freak accident (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    An experienced skydiving instructor plunged to his death without a parachute after getting separated from his student in a freak accident in Tennessee.

  3. Local News 8

    Tandem skydivers become separated, with one falling to his death and the other hanging from a tree (opens Local News 8)

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    By Alexandra Skores, CNN Washington (CNN) — A skydiving instructor fell to his death in Nashville this weekend after a tandem jump went wrong and he somehow became separated from the other skydiver and their parachute.

  4. The Daily Caller

    Skydiving Instructor Found Dead, Officials Rescue Another Skydiver From Tree (opens The Daily Caller)

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    A skydiving instructor died after separating from his tandem partner and rescuers pulled the surviving skydiver from a tree, authorities said.

  5. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Tandem skydivers become separated, with one falling to his death and the other hanging from a tree | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    By Alexandra Skores, CNN Washington (CNN) — A skydiving instructor fell to his death in Nashville this weekend after a tandem jump went wrong and he

  6. NBC New York

    Skydiving instructor dies in apparent fall without parachute in Nashville (opens NBC New York)

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    A skydiving instructor has died after he was "presumed to have fallen from the sky without a parachute," the Metro Nashville Police Department said.

  7. The Hill

    Instructor dead, student rescued after Tennessee skydiving incident (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    Skydiving instructor dies and student rescued after jumping from plane in Tennessee. Investigation underway.

  8. WSVN Miami

    Tandem skydivers become separated, with one falling to his death and the other hanging from a tree - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    WSVN Miami's feed description

    Washington (CNN) — A skydiving instructor fell to his death in Nashville this weekend after a tandem jump went wrong and he somehow became separated from

  9. NBC News

    Instructor dies in Nashville skydiving incident; 2nd skydiver rescued from tree (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    A 35-year-old skydiving instructor has died after he was "presumed to have fallen from the sky without a parachute," Nashville, Tennessee, police said

  10. Seattle Times

    Skydiving instructor dies after being separated from student, officials say (opens Seattle Times)

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    A skydiving instructor was found dead in a wooded area in Nashville, Tennessee, on Saturday after he became separated at the plane from his student, who was rescued alive from...

  11. Fox News

    Nashville skydiving instructor dead after falling without parachute (opens Fox News)

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    Experienced skydiving instructor Justin Fuller was killed in a tandem jump incident near Nashville while his student was rescued from a tree.

  12. The Guardian

    US skydiving instructor found dead after evidently falling without parachute (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Authorities say federal aviation agency to investigate incident after also rescuing instructor’s student from tree

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