A young skydiving instructor is being remembered as a ‘great man’ after he died in a freak accident.
Liam Newman, 25, who lives in Brisbane but is originally from Taupo on New Zealand’s North Island, died on Tuesday in a skydiving incident in western Queensland, a GoFundMe Page established to support his survivors.
“Our brother and best friend Liam Newman tragically passed away in a skydiving accident,” wrote his best friend Cody Mason.
‘Liam was a man who dared to push the boundaries and who set his sights on reaching the world.’
Mr Newman worked at the iFLY Brisbane Indoor Skydiving centre.
The company said it was “incredibly saddened to hear that one of our employees, Liam Newman, suffered a fatal accident during a skydiving event in Western Queensland”.
“He was a much loved member of our team and our thoughts are with his family at this difficult time.”
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Brisbane resident Liam Newman (pictured) died in a skydiving accident on Tuesday, according to a GoFundMe page set up to support his devastated family.