Champion Australian skydiver killed in U.S. trying swooping maneuver

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A champion skydiver from Australia died in Texas, U.S. when she was attempting a swooping maneuver.Agencies..

29-year-old Melissa Porter was testing the swooping landing maneuver while landing, but she fell into shallow water..

Earlier this year Melissa Porter won gold at Australia Skydiving Championship..

In a swooping maneuver, a skydiver has to take many difficult maneuvers at a high speed before landing on land or water...