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- Kiwi skydiving instructor Liam Newman, 25, died while attempting a group jump in Queensland, Australia.��

- His dad, who has 30 years of skydiving experience, was with him on the day of his fateful fall.��

- It is understood that Newman’s parachute opened as normal before he over-corrected his landing, leading to his death.��

A Kiwi skydiver instructor has died in a tragic accident in��Australia��after a landing went horribly wrong after a group jump.��

Liam Newman, 25, died at a rural property in Tarawera, western Queensland on Tuesday after he hit the ground at 80km/h when he over-corrected his landing.��

Newman’s parents Brett and Sheralee told��7news��that Brett was with him at the fateful fall.��

He said his jump at Funny Farm, a skydiving facility, was normal until the final 10 metres when he over-corrected his landing and he hit the ground at speed.��

“It is the worst nightmare for any parent,” Sheralee told��7news.��

“I begged him please don’t do it, it’s hard enough having my husband do it.”��

Liam Newman, 25, with his father Brett. Liam died during a group skydive in Queensland.��

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Brett, who is himself an experienced skydiver with over 15,000 jumps under his belt, told��7news��his son did everything he could to pursue skydiving safely.��

The��Daily Mail��said Newman was born in Taupō and lived in��Brisbane.��

According to his social media, Newman was an experienced skydiver.��

Newman worked at an indoor skydiving facility iFLY in Brisbane, The company said it was “incredibly saddened” by his death.��

Cody Mason, a close friend of Newman’s, has started a Gofundme which has raised more than $16,000.��

“[Newman] was a man who dared to push the limits and had his heart set on achieving the world,” Mason wrote on the page.��

“[Newman] has been my best friend for 20 years, he is my brother and it breaks my heart to be in this position.”��

Newman was an instructor at an indoor skydiving facility in Brisbane.��

Other friends on social media remembered Newman as “adventurous and fearless” and said he was “loved by so many”.��

The Australian Parachute Federation told��7news��it had opened an investigation. It said Newman had successfully landed over 600 times.��

According to a social media post from the federation in 2022, Newman was granted his skydiving licence in September of that year after a childhood that revolved around skydiving.��

“Whether it was taking dad for pretend tandem skydives off the living room couch, or sitting on the sidelines watching him land after a jump, I always knew that one day I would join him in the sky,” Newman said at the time.��

“Jumping solo for the first time was one of the best moments of my life, and I knew it was the start of a long career in the sport, trying to live up to the legacy my dad has so brilliantly paved in front of me.”��

Rachel Maher is an Auckland-based reporter who covers breaking news. She has worked for the��Herald��since 2022.��