UK Parachutist jumped to death a day after Boyfriend Broke Up with Her

United Kingdom: A parachutist lost her life while diving

Jade Damarell died after crashing onto farmland in Shotton Colliery, County Durham, on 27 April.
from 10,000 feet. Parachutist named Jade Damrell dies deliberately after a heartbreak the day prior.

Jade Damarell, 32, had a falling out with fellow skydiver Ben Goodfellow, 26, a day before the fateful jump.

The highly experienced parachutist Jade Damarell, aged 32 believed to have deliberately jumped to her death last month. She had been dumped by her boyfriend the night before. Ms. Damarell did not deploy her parachute and tragically plunged over 10,000 feet to her death at Shotton Colliery in County Durham on April 28.

Ms.Damarell, with over 400 successful parachute jumps to her name, had a falling out with fellow skydiver Ben Goodfellow, aged 26, a day before the fateful leap.

As per an anonymous friend, Ms Damarell and Mr. Goodfellow had been dating for around eight months and were “inseparable”. “They spent all their time together, they didn’t engage with anyone else. They did skydives together all the time,” the friend said, adding that they had been living in a double room at a property near the airfield. However, the night before the high jump, Mr. Goodfellow decided to end the relationship. “The night before Jade died, Ben called off the relationship. He went to work the next day, and that’s when Jae fell to her death”

Another friend of Jade claimed a suicide note was found by police, “referencing the breakup.”

The friend said to the police, “I know Jade had broken off with Ben a few times, but Saturday was the first time he had called it off with her. Ben is a quiet guy- he is absolutely distraught by what has happened.”

Ms. Damarell served as a marketing manager for Silver Spoon after graduating from Leeds University. Mr. Goodfellow worked as a technician at the Car manufacturer Nissan. He is also the lead singer and guitarist in Sunderland indie band Post Rome.

After the death, it was assumed to be accidental initially. SkyHig Skydiving later stated that they were given “all indications” from police that “this was a deliberate act”. The angency said, “All indications from the police and British Skydiving are that this was a deliberate act taken to end her own life.

Other reports suggested that the heartbreaking news has deeply affected all who know her, and our thoughts are with her family and friends as they face this unimaginable loss

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