BREAKING NEWS 'Adrenaline junkie' mother died on her first skydive alongside instructor when their 'parachute did not open as expected', inquest hears
Skydive instructor Adam Harrison and Belinda Taylor, who was strapped to him on her first jump, died when the parachute failed to open and they crashed to the ground.
Senior Devon coroner Philip Spinney said they died from multiple injuries, with their bodies found in a field near the Dunkeswell airfield in east Devon on June 13.
The Exeter hearing was told mum of four Belinda, 48, was taking part in a tandem parachute jump when she and her instructor exited the aircraft for the freefall jump.
Mr Spinney said: 'The parachute did not open as expected and they died as a consequence of the injuries sustained in the fall.'
He said investigations into the deaths continue and the inquests were adjourned.
Mr Spinney said London-born Belinda, of Totnes, Devon, was divorced, partially sighted and not employed.
He said 30-year-old Adam, of Bournemouth, was a single student and a skydiving instructor by occupation.
The couple had jumped from 15,000ft when the incident happened.
Belinda was described by friends as an 'adrenaline junkie' and had been bought the skydive by her partner Scott Armstrong.
A British Skydiving Board of Inquiry is investigating the accident alongside the police, council and Civil Aviation Authority.
The coroner adjourned the hearings to a later date as inquiries continue.
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