Overview

• Jade Damarell, 32, died instantly during a skydive in County Durham on April 27, with police ruling out suspicious circumstances.
• Sky-High Skydiving and British Skydiving stated that evidence points to the fatal jump being a deliberate act to end her life.
• Reports suggest a suicide note was found, and one witness is believed to have seen the tragic incident unfold.
• Damarell, a veteran skydiver with over 400 jumps, had reportedly completed 11 jumps in the two days prior to her death.
• This marks the third skydiving fatality in the Peterlee area since 2016, prompting tributes and a memorial tree at Wreford’s Farm.