A 25-year-old man has died after a horror skydiving accident in Queensland.
Liam Newman was skydiving in Tarawera, a rural locality in Queensland about 260km from Toowoomba, on Tuesday.
Emergency providers have been referred to as to the Meandarra Talwood Highway location about 8:10am, and Mr Newman was declared lifeless on the scene.
The 25-year-old labored at iFLY Indoor Skydiving in Brisbane, along with his office confirming the information of his demise.
“We’re extremely saddened to listen to that one in all our employees members, Liam Newman has had a deadly accident at a skydiving occasion in Western Queensland right this moment,” the corporate wrote in a Fb put up.
“He was a much-loved employees member of our staff, and our ideas are along with his household at this tough time.
“Out of respect for Liam, and our staff, we’re closing our Brisbane tunnel for the approaching days.”
His mom appeared to thank the corporate for “making (her) sons final 12 months on earth so completely happy”.
“He cherished his job a lot & loved going to work on a regular basis,” she wrote.
“Thanks for supporting him in his dream.”
A former colleague of Mr Newman shared how he had been “excited to get into his skydiving profession full time and work along with his dad”.
“I’m so sorry for your loved ones’s loss,” the individual commented.
A GoFundMe arrange by Mr Newman’s finest good friend has raised greater than $13,000 to cowl funeral prices.
“At present has include the utmost disappointment. On August twenty seventh 2024, the world misplaced a tremendous man,” the fundraiser states.
“Our brother and our greatest good friend Liam Newman tragically handed away in a skydiving accident. Liam was a person who dared to push the boundaries and had his coronary heart set on attaining the world.
“Liam has been my finest good friend for 20 years, he’s my brother and it breaks my coronary heart to be on this place.
“I’m reaching out and hoping to boost $10 000 to help the Newman household to cowl a few of his funeral prices. Please take into account donating to this glorious household to present Liam the celebration of his life that he deserves.”
Investigations stay ongoing into the circumstances surrounding Mr Newman’s demise.
