Skydiving instructor dies after hitting dust devil during jump with student, family says
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(Gray News) - A skydiving instructor in California has reportedly died after a tandem skydiving accident.
According to multiple reports, Devrey LaRiccia Chase, 28, was on a routine jump with a student last Friday when they ran into a pair of dust devils after deploying their parachute.
“She missed the first one, and when she maneuvered around it, she hit the second one,” her husband, Freddy Chase, told KTLA. “She was about 25 to 30 feet in the air … it sent her canopy in a downward spiral.”
Devrey LaRiccia Chase and her student were left with no time to react and ended up slamming into the ground.
Both were rushed to an area hospital. The student reportedly suffered serious injuries while the 28-year-old instructor died.
“It is with the heaviest of hearts that we share the tragic passing of our beloved daughter and sister, Devrey LaRiccia,” family members shared through a GoFundMe.
Freddy Chase, also an experienced skydiver, told KTLA that his wife was passionate about skydiving and helped him film videos of his jumps for social media.
Devrey LaRiccia Chase’s family said she moved to California a few years ago and they are now raising money to bring her body back home to Maine.
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