Justin Fuller: Skydiver killed after falling without parachute

Instructor Justin Fuller fell to his death after becoming separated from his student and safety equipment.

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Police say instructor Justin Fuller "is presumed to have fallen from the sky without a parachute" during the jump on Saturday.

The 35-year-old appeared to have separated from his client and a tandem rig, which connects two people during a jump and contains their parachute.

A police helicopter found Mr Fuller's body in a wooded area hours later. The Nashville Fire Department used several ladders to reach his 46-year-old client, who survived the fall after being trapped on a tree for hours with the emergency parachute.

Police said three other dives, which took place near Nashville's John C Tune airport, were successfully completed prior to the fatal fall. The plane from which they jumped also landed safely.