Skydiver fell to her death hours after break-up

AN experienced skydiver deliberately fell to her death from 15,500ft the day after her relationship ended, an inquest heard.

- By TOM WILKINSON, PA

Jade Damarell, 32, did not deploy her main parachute or the reserve and switched off an automatic activation device (AAD) before she crashed on to farmland near the airfield at Shotton Colliery, County Durham, on April 27, the hearing was told.

The marketing manager left instructions on the lock screen of her phone on how to access the handset and left notes and details of her finances in its Notes folder, the inquest at Crook Civic Centre, County Durham, was told.

Coroner Leslie Hamilton gave a conclusion of suicide after finding that she intended to take her own life that morning.

Ms Damarell, who was born in Hong Kong and lived in Caerphilly, Wales, loved skydiving, having completed more than 500 jumps. The day before she died, she had completed six jumps safely and without issues.