Skydiver’s Suicide: Experienced Jumper Deliberately Falls to Her Death
An inquest into the death of 32-year-old Jade Damarell, a highly experienced skydiver, concluded that her death was a suicide. Damarell intentionally did not deploy her parachute during a jump from 15,500 feet after ending a relationship the previous night. Evidence presented at the inquest revealed that she had disabled safety features and left a note on her phone addressed to her family. The coroner, Leslie Hamilton, determined that Damarell intended to end her life, and her family has since accepted the findings while expressing a desire to address mental health openly.
John Q. Hosedrinker