Inquest: It Was Suicide—by Skydiving

Investigators have determined a 32-year-old woman who died while skydiving in England earlier this year deliberately fell to her death hours after a breakup. Jade Damarell, described as a "very experienced skydiver," made no attempt to deploy her main or reserve parachutes during the jump on April 27, one day after her romantic relationship ended, an inquest found, per the BBC. She had also turned off a safety device that automatically deploys a parachute at a certain speed or altitude in case a skydiver can't do so on their own, the Guardian reports. A coroner concluded Thursday that the death from blunt force trauma was a suicide based on the "balance of probabilities."

Damarell, a marketing manager, had completed more than 500 skydiving jumps—including six on the day before her death. Damarell's former partner told investigators that the couple, who bonded over a shared love of skydiving, had ended their relationship that evening. The next day, good weather conditions were observed as Damarell jumped over the village of Shotton Colliery, County Durham. She fell 15,500 feet, landing in a field, per the Guardian. The inquest noted she was not wearing a helmet camera as usual and had left instructions on her phone's lock screen about how to access the device, which contained notes to family. All of her equipment, including parachutes, was found to be in working order. (If you are struggling, please call or text the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988.)