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> Skydiving Fatalities: 2004: Europe: Impact after failing to deploy a parachute

Impact after failing to deploy a parachute

  Location   Jump Information
Date: 2004-08-15 Category: Other Search for Other
Country: Spain Search for Spain Factors: Suicide Search for Suicide
State: Jump Type: Solo Search for Solo
Drop Zone: Skydive Empuriabrava    
  Gear   Personal Information
Container: Sex: Female
Main: Age:
Reserve: Jumps:
AAD: Cypres Years in Sport:
RSL:    
Description
A jumper working at manifest borrowed a rig and did a solo on the sunset jump. It appears that she made no attempt to deploy any parachute and the Cypres on the container wasn't switched on. There are circumstances surrounding this incident that would suggest this was a suicide and no further information is available at this time.
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