A young woman was killed skydiving after a freak weather event sent her into an "uncontrolled spin" 40 feet in the air. Skydiving instructor Devrey LaRiccia Chase, 28, was out with one of her students when the pair hit a "dust devil" and began plummeting to the ground, her husband Freddy Chase revealed in a heartbreaking Instagram story. The tornado struck on August 2 and tragically killed Devrey while leaving her student seriously injured.
Opening up about the horror skyidving accident, Freddy wrote: "There was no malfunction, there was no plane incident, she was turning her canopy on final to come land safely on the grass, like she has done hundreds of times." READ MORE - Kellie Harrington shares moment with wife Mandy after Olympic gold medal win READ MORE - Ruth Langsford makes major statement on Eamonn Holmes marriage after shock split Freddy said Devrey, who was on her final dive of the day at Skydive Perris, attempted to safely glide away from the dust devil, which she noticed at around 40 feet, but the pair tragically got caught in a second that caused them to slam into the ground. He wrote: "With dust devils going over grass, they become invisible because you can't see any dust in the direction they're going.
..it sent her canopy in an uncontrolled spin to the ground.
" Devrey was left unconscious but still breathing and was rushed to a hospital where she was later pronounced dead. Freddy continued: "I loved that perfect girl. She was beautiful in the sport and in her .