Daily Star's biggest headlines straight to your inbox!An experienced skydiver was killed when his head slammed into his pal’s thigh during a jump.Hilmar Backer tragically lost his life in the freak accident in Delmas, South Africa.Despite having done over 680 jumps before and always making sure he followed the safety protocols, Hilmar’s parachute collided with his mate's in mid-air, reports the paper the South African.Since the incident, the skydiver’s friends have spoken of how much they admired his passion for the thrill-seeking activity.They praised their late mate for giving out positive energy to everyone he met.One pal, Dylan Whitehair, told Lowvelder: "Just his general way of sending love out into the world, it was on a whole other.
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