An experienced Kamloops skydiver, who holds numerous world records for wingsuit flying, died in a skydiving accident on Friday while training for an upcoming record attempt.
Reginald Hurlbut, who went by the nickname Veggie Reggie because of his avid gardening and generosity sharing baskets of vegetables with fellow flyers, was at a training camp in rural Illinois.
“I was on the same jump with him,” said Danny Grant, a friend of Hurlbut’s.
“The parachute opened and something happened between that and the landing. He just appeared to not have complete control.”
La Salle County investigators and the Federal Aviation Administration
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