A Queensland man who died in a skydiving accident has been identified.
Liam Newman, 25, was skydiving near a rural property in Tarawera, about 260km west of Toowoomba, on Tuesday, when emergency services were called.
Friends, family and colleagues have taken to social media to mourn the death of the young skydiver.
Newman’s workplace, iFLY Indoor Skydiving in Brisbane, shared a post confirming his death.
“We are incredibly saddened to hear that one of our staff members, Liam Newman has had a fatal accident at a skydiving event in Western Queensland today,” the company said in a statement on Facebook.
“He was a much-loved staff member of our team, and our thoughts are with his family at this difficult time.
“Out of respect for Liam, and our team, we are closing our Brisbane tunnel for the coming …