Man who died in skydive was 'highly experienced'

Skydive South West, which operates out of Devon's Dunkeswell Aerodrome, where the man died, said he was using his personal parachute equipment while doing the jump on Saturday.

In a statement, the centre said it was "deeply saddened" and its thoughts and heartfelt condolences were with the man's family, friends and the wider skydiving community.

It said it had informed British Skydiving of the incident, which confirmed it had launched an investigation.