Deaths and Tributes

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (675+ words) Holly Wiffen, 35, plummeted 10,000ft without an open parachute while skydiving – and miraculously survived the terrifying ordeal above Langar airfield, near Nottingham. Wiffen took part in a group skydiving experience on August 7. The group was doing something called “tracking jump,” which means…...

1+ week, 13+ hour ago   (355+ words) Tributes have been paid to a talented young rugby player who was a "loving son" and "loyal friend". Jack Hubbard, from Llannor, near Pwllheli, died suddenly last month, aged just 17. He was a "strong and committed" player in the Pwllheli…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (300+ words) Tributes have been paid following the sudden death of an U16 rugby player from Co Down. Charlie Jamison’s funeral service took place on Monday at Ballynahinch Congregational Church with a number of local rugby clubs mourning his untimely passing. In a…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (204+ words) Experienced skydiver Holly Wiffen lost consciousness during a jump from an altitude of 3,000 meters and fell toward the ground without a parachute. Surprisingly, she survived—and hopes to resume her hobby soon. Holly Wiffen knows she is incredibly lucky to…...

3+ week, 8+ hour ago   (571+ words) An engaged couple plunged more than 300ft to their deaths in what should have been an exhilarating tandem bungee jumping experience, but instead turned into a devastating tragedy. Bungee jumping is an extreme sport loved by countless thrill-seekers, in which a…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (249+ words) Irfan, then just 17, was stuck in a cable car hanging by a wire 900 ft above ground in the Allai valley near Battagram, northern Pakistan....