SoCal Skydiving Instructor and Student Die After ‘Dust Devil’ Disrupts Tandem Fall

Published on August 8, 2024

A skydiving instructor and student died Aug. 2 after a so-called “dust devil” of turbulent air caught them by surprise, causing a hard and ultimately deadly fall, according to Skydive Perris in Riverside County. “The skydiving community is small and tight-knit, and this tragic loss has profoundly affected the Skydive Perris community,” company manager Dan Brodsky-Chenfeld said in a press release following the accident. Devrey LaRiccia Chase, 28, was in a tandem dive with a student when they were caught off-guard by the disturbed air about 40 feet above the ground, her husband, Freddy Chase, said in an Instagram post. Chase said they encountered two such dust devils and were able to escape the first, but the second one sent them spiraling down....

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