Totnes woman is named as one of two skydivers killed in tragic incident

The two people died during a skydive in near Exeter have been named as Belinda Taylor, 48, from Totnes, and Adam Harrison, 30, from Bournemouth.

Emergency services were called to the area of Dunkeswell Aerodrome at around 1pm on Friday 13 June following concerns for the welfare of two people.

Belinda Taylor - credit Scott Armstrong 

Sadly, two sky divers were both confirmed deceased at the scene and their families have been informed.

Enquiries remain ongoing by police, British Skydiving and East Devon District Council Environmental Health and Safety Office.

Belinda, from Totnes, had three adult sons and a teenage daughter and was also a grandmother-of-two. 

Belinda's boyfriend Scott Armstrong, has told The Mirror that he bought the skydive "as a thank you present for his 'adrenaline junkie' girlfriend" and then watched helplessly as she and her instructor plunged to their deaths. 

He is quoted as saying: “Belinda was my absolute world. She was so kind and giving and would do anything for anyone. My nine-year-old son recently came to live with us and she welcomed him with open arms and was brilliant. As a thank you present I decided to buy her the tandem skydive. She was absolutely buzzing about it.

“The plan was to do a 7,000ft jump, but at the last minute she said she wanted to do a 15,000ft one, so I paid the extra money. They were the last group to go up.

"I was using binoculars and saw them all jump and noticed that one chute hadn’t opened. I was freaking out. They disappeared from view. I jumped in my car with my lad and raced across the fields.

“I found Belinda and the instructor lying there, still together, both clearly dead. It was a horrific sight. I miss her so much. I’m so lost without her. She meant the world to all of us and we’ll never forget her.

"She was an adrenaline junkie and an adventurer. She’d done kayaking and all sorts.”

If anyone has information which may assist Devon and Cornwall Police with their investigation, call 101 or report via their website quoting 50250150193.