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'Truly extraordinary' skydiver fell 15,500ft to her death hours after break-up with boyfriend
Wales Online ^ | 21 Aug 2025 | Tom Wilkinson, PA and Ellie Gosley

Posted on 08/21/2025 9:16:20 PM PDT by nickcarraway

Jade Damarell, who lived in Caerphilly, died after crashing onto a farm following a skydive earlier this year

An experienced skydiver deliberately fell to her death from 15,500ft the day after her relationship ended, an inquest heard. Marketing manager Jade Damarell, died after crashing onto farmland in the village of Shotton Colliery, Co Durham, on April 27.

Ms Damarell, who was born in Hong Kong and lived in Caerphilly, was an experienced skydiver who had accomplished more than 500 jumps.

There was "no reason to suspect" her equipment was not working on the day she died, the inquest was told. A report by British SkyDiving said she had successfully carried out six skydives on the day before the tragedy.


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KEYWORDS: bengoodfellow; bensapos; bensnotagoodfellow; britain; elliegosley; europe; skydive; tomwilkinson
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To: ansel12

ROFL, love your verse


41 posted on 08/22/2025 6:07:53 AM PDT by Pearls Before Swine
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To: Lurker

FTA: An experienced skydiver deliberately fell to her death...


42 posted on 08/22/2025 6:11:24 AM PDT by Bigg Red ( Lord, make me an instrument of your peace.)
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To: Pearls Before Swine

This is the song that played over the loudspeakers every morning in jump school, it might not in today’s army.

Blood Upon the Risers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhKjVkqBBw4


43 posted on 08/22/2025 6:14:13 AM PDT by ansel12 ((NATO warrior under Reagan, and RA under Nixon, bemoaning the pro-Russians from Vietnam to Ukraine.))
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To: ansel12

Thanks for explaining the reference. It seemed awful good, too good, for an off the cuff composition.


44 posted on 08/22/2025 6:33:25 AM PDT by Pearls Before Swine
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To: nickcarraway

This story haunts me, as the father of a unmarried 22 year old daughter who is also gorgeous. Where will she be in 10 years? Her getting happily married and having kids is my deepest wish. But the clock is ticking...


45 posted on 08/22/2025 7:15:57 AM PDT by montag813
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To: Revel

Well its not like she would have had any problem finding a new boyfriend.


You say that, but actually a lot of guys are too intimidated to be with someone who is “too beautiful”. And as far as the guys who can get any woman they want, she still faces a lot of competition.


46 posted on 08/22/2025 7:19:35 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: nickcarraway

SPLAT!

Proving the old adage that its not the fall that kills you, its that sudden stop at the bottom.

If she only had landed on the roof of a car.


47 posted on 08/22/2025 9:17:15 AM PDT by faucetman (Just the facts, ma'am, Just the facts )
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To: TheLooseThread
Show me how they know she purposely did this.

Read the article instead of demanding to be spoon-fed like a baby.

48 posted on 08/22/2025 1:59:16 PM PDT by Albion Wilde (“We’re redoing DC parks, all new grass. I’m good at grass; I have a lot of golf courses.” —DJ Trump)
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To: DesertRhino
Why should we have to read your deep wonderings WHY, when all of it was answered in the article, had you read it. Sheesh.
49 posted on 08/22/2025 2:01:35 PM PDT by Albion Wilde (“We’re redoing DC parks, all new grass. I’m good at grass; I have a lot of golf courses.” —DJ Trump)
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