US skydiver falls from 9,000 feet, survives

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 10, 2013, 19:36

A skydiver fell from 9,000 feet after getting tangled in his parachute while doing a difficult stunt but has miraculously survived with broken bones and a head injury.

Skydiver survives 8,000-foot fall in US

Last Updated: Tuesday, March 19, 2013, 16:01

In a miraculous escape, a seasoned California skydiver survived an 8,000-foot fall with minor injuries and bruises after his parachutes failed and he landed on a patch of soft soil at a vineyard.

Skydiver Baumgartner nominated for Laureus Sports Award

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 9, 2013, 20:01

Austrian skydiver Felix Baumgartner, who became the first human to go through the sound barrier when he made the highest ever freefall from 39km (24 miles) over New Mexico in October, has been nominated for the 2013 Laureus World Action Sportsperson of the Year award, following a vote by the world`s media.

India`s 1st disabled skydiver heads to Antarctica

Last Updated: Sunday, November 18, 2012, 12:47

Sai Prasad Vishwanathan, India`s first disabled skydiver who has since childhood suffered a loss of sensation in the lower half of his body, will add another feather to his cap when he goes to Antarctica in 2013.

Austrian daredevil Baumgartner’s next ‘free-fall’ to be ‘dive into matrimony’

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 16, 2012, 15:02

Felix Baumgartner, the Austrian man who stunned the world with a 24-mile free fall from the edge of the space, will celebrate his historic leap with a wedding in the New Year.

‘Fearless Felix’ space dive attempt aborted

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 9, 2012, 10:18

Adverse weather conditions reportedly forced the Austrian skydiver, Felix Baumgartner, to abort his sky dive attempt from the edge of space.

Mumbai boy becomes world’s youngest skydiver

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 18, 2012, 18:29

Mumbai: Krish Shanghvi, the eight-year old from Mumbai recently became the youngest skydiver on the planet, when he jumped off a plane from an altitude of 10,000 feet in Mozzel Bay, South Africa.