
Experienced skydiver deliberately plunged to death one day after relationship with boyfriend ended
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Coroner rules experienced British skydiver Jade Damarell, 32, died by suicide during jump in County Durham, England, one day after relationship ended.
Bonny Chu is a Digital Production Assistant at Fox News Digital.
Jade Damarell, 32, of Wales, fell into a field in County Durham, northern England, on April 27 and died of blunt trauma injuries, officials said, according to The Guardian. Coroner Leslie Hamilton ruled the death a suicide during an inquest held on Thursday, the outlet reported.
Damarell — who logged more than 500 successful jumps in her career— intentionally failed to deploy her main parachute and disabled her automatic activation device, which would have released a backup chute at a certain altitude and speed if a skydiver was unable to do so, the Guardian reported. Her equipment was found to be functional after her fall, the outlet added.













