Trio Raise Over £10k For Wales Air Ambulance in Skydiving Challenge

A trio of brave skydivers have raised more than £10,000 for Wales Air Ambulance after taking on the challenge in memory of a relative who sadly died last year.

Gary and Chloe Hocking took on a tandem skydive in memory of Jacob John Hocking, their son and brother, who sadly passed away in a road traffic accident in Corwen in November 2015.

Gary and Chloe took on the free-fall challenge, joined by family friend Helen Bourne, to raise funds for Wales Air Ambulance.

Two of the Welsh helicopter charity’s air ambulance attended the scene of the incident, but were unable to save Jacob.

Their sponsored skydive raised over £10,000 for Wales Air Ambulance, collecting donations to help fund the charity’s helicopter missions across Wales.

Alyson Winn, Wales Air Ambulance Community Coordinator, said: “We are very honoured that Gary, Chloe and Helen would raise funds for us in memory of Jacob.

“Their tandem skydive raised an outstanding £10,515 for Wales Air Ambulance, which will fund over seven of our missions across the country.

“We would like to thank Gary, Chloe and Helen for their amazing support and for fundraising for us in memory of Jacob.”

Jacob’s friend and family have also held other fundraising events and collections in aid of WAA in his memory, raising a total of £12,340 for the charity.

Each of Wales Air Ambulance’s missions across Wales costs around £1,500, and the family’s fundraising will fund more than eight missions across the country.