A university has said staff and students are going through a “deeply difficult time” after the death of a skydiver in Devon.
Skydiving instructor and chiropractic student Adam Harrison, 30, from Bournemouth, was one of two who died in a tandem jump at Dunkeswell Aerodrome near Honiton on Friday.
Prof Lesley Haig, vice-chancellor of Health Sciences University in Bournemouth, said Mr Harrison’s death was “being felt across our entire institution”.
Belinda Taylor, 48, from Totnes, also died and has been described as a “caring, giving person” by those who knew her.
Prof Haig said: “This is a deeply difficult time for many of our students and staff.
“Our thoughts and heartfelt sympathies are with Adam’s family, friends and all who knew him.
“We are doing everything we can to support our community, and we encourage anyone affected to reach out.”
Devon and Cornwall Police said the skydivers died at the scene and their families had been informed.
It said ongoing inquiries involved British Skydiving and East Devon District Council Environmental Health and Safety Office.
British Skydiving said on Saturday it had been “notified of a tragic accident in which two jumpers lost their lives”.
The Dunkeswell Aerodrome is a former RAF site located in the Blackdown Hills area of Devon, close to the county’s border with Somerset.
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