An SAS soldier has been killed while representing Great Britain in a skydiving competition in South Africa.
Chris Good, 52, died at the scene of the impact during his second jump of the day on Wednesday at the 10th World Canopy Piloting Championships in Pretoria, according to an early investigation into his death.
Good was a strong competitor in the sport, formerly known as blade-running, in which parachutists are marked for speed, accuracy and distance over water as they steer their canopies down the final few feet before touchdown. To score, a part of the body needs to be no higher than 1.5m above the surface of the water. Good had flown to South Africa for the competition, which continued after the accident.
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