The husband of a woman who died in a skydiving accident in Far North Queensland has launched legal action against the company involved.The coroner made several recommendations to improve industry safety but Alister Pike says more needs to be doneMother-of-eight Kerri Pike was on a tandem jump for her 54th birthday when she was involvedTwo instructors also died.
Mrs Pike's husband, Alister, has launched two separate claims against Experience Co operator Australia Skydive, including a dependency claim and a personal injury claim totalling $580,000. He says he filed the claims in the Cairns District Court to draw attention to an industry he alleges is "completely unregulated".
"I've never been a money person and anybody that knows me will tell you the same thing," Mr Pike said. "But I've tried every vehicle to try and get the sloppiness of the skydiving industry under the spotlight."This is about recognition of preventable deaths."