Experienced skydiver deliberately fell to her death, coroner finds

[Chock Full o Nuts]

OMG... The mindset someone has to be in to just keep falling, and falling, knowing your plan.
What is going through your mind for a full minute? Terrible.
I guess that's a new spin on going out doing what you love.

Experienced skydiver deliberately fell to her death, coroner finds

Jade Damarell, 32, died of blunt trauma injuries after falling from 15,500ft into a field in County Durham in April

www.theguardian.com

Jade Damarell, 32, died of blunt trauma injuries after falling from 15,500ft (4,600 metres) into a field in Shotton Colliery, County Durham, on 27 April.

On her final jump, however, the inquest was told that Damarell had deliberately not deployed her main parachute, which is usually opened at about 5,000ft. She had also turned off a device designed to automatically deploy a parachute at a certain speed or altitude should a skydiver be unable to do so. The parachute and device were found to be in full working order.

The inquest heard that Damarell normally wore a camera to capture her dives, but was not wearing one on the day she died.

 

[ASHES]

Sad. Like the copilot that jumped out the hatch mid flight, or the baggage handler that stole the plane and nosedived after doing barrel rolls and a tour.

 

[Peacenik]

What a shame. Looked like she had a good life, but obviously was distraught over a breakup the day prior.

 

[NWRatCon]

The most important part of this article is at the end:

"Speaking after the inquest, Damarell’s family accepted the coroner’s findings and thanked the skydiving community for its support, saying they were “incredibly comforted by how admired, respected and deeply loved she was”.

Describing her as “brilliant, beautiful, brave and truly extraordinary”, they said they wanted to speak “openly and without shame” about her death to “contribute to a culture where mental ill-health is met with kindness and support, and where people in deep distress, and those around them, feel seen, believed and able to reach for support without fear of judgment”.

 

[Lursa]

Seems like it was very well-thought out and intentional. (All the info on her cell phone) At one point, the article said "she ended" the relationship.

She went out doing what she loved. Respect the individual. Her family is asking for that as well, altho I wish them peace and comfort.

 

[Stealers Wheel]

Physically, it sounds like a relatively painless way to go. One second, you're doing what you love, the next, you're gone.

 

[Rexedgar]

There have been survivors of total malfunctions. Reminds me of a sad story I read in the paper many years ago. A husband with a wife and two children, had reached the end of his rope. He shot his wife and both children before turning the gun on himself. He only managed to wound himself. Talk about a living hell……