Skydiving star Freddy Chase broke the sad news that his wife had died with a touching tribute.
For 28 years, Devrey Jane LaRiccia-Chase was killed in a terrible accident. Since then, Chase has spoken out about what happened before she died.
LaRiccia-Chase was a Californian skydiving instructor who worked full-time.
Her famous athlete husband, who is known for posting daredevil videos, finally spoke out about what happened on Instagram story.
“Hey everyone… He began, “I want to thank all of you for the love I’ve received over the past few days and know I will continue to receive for days to come because of this terrible event.”’
After that, Chase talked about what happened right before she died.
“Devrey was as excited as ever to start working at Skydive Perris. On that beautiful day, she was a tandem instructor and did her last jump with a student. It was a normal day for her to skydive.
“Her canopy was turning on final to land safely on the grass, just like she has done hundreds of times before. There was no problem with the plane or anything else.
“She saw what we call “dust devils” in our business—tiny tornadoes that are dangerous in the sport.”
“At about 40ft devrey avoid one of them, but caught a second one, with dust devils going over grass they come invisible because you can’t see any dust in the direction there going.”
He said that the tragedy “threw her canopy into an uncontrollable spin.”
Chase said she was still alive but unconscious when she hit the ground.
Sadly, LaRiccia-Chase died at the hospital from her injuries.
Chase had posted a video of his late wife before he took it down, saying “that it was too close to her death.”
“I loved that perfect girl,” Chase said to end his speech.
Before telling everyone about his wife’s sad death, Chase wrote a heartbreaking tribute to her on Instagram.
“My soul, my love, my other half, my baby my ride or die, my everything, my wife…” Chase wrote about his wife who died.