A young schoolgirl has tragically fallen to her death
from a plane while she was trying to skydive on her
birthday.



Vanessa Ivonne Melendez Cardenas was celebrating
her 18th birthday with the 1,300ft parachute jump in
Mexico

A schoolgirl girl plunged 1,300ft to her death on a
birthday skydive after her parachute failed to open -
and the operator insists its chute wasn't to blame.
Vanessa Ivonne Melendez Cardenas, 18, died along
with instructor Mauricio Gutierrez Castillo, 34, in
Morelos, Mexico on Sunday.


She arrived at the Albatroos Air Sports Club with her
loved ones at around 3pm and was keen to
celebrate her 18th birthday in style.

Along with a group of others, she was assigned to
Mauricio, an experienced instructor with more than
400 jumps under his belt.

The pair boarded a plane, from which they jumped
and soared through the skies for at least two
minutes, local paper El Grafico reported.

In footage shared on local reports, a man can be
heard saying: "My God, I hope that Liz come this
way," as other skydivers land.



This is the moment high school student Vanessa
plunged to her death along with instructor Mauricio
Gutiérrez Castillo

But moments later he realised "Liz", Vanessa, was
not among them.

Emergency services scrambled to the scene at
around 3.43pm local time, and found two bodies
near the Mexico-Acapulco highway.

Jorge Gaitan, director of Albatros Parachuting, said
the fall was not an accident caused by a malfunction
in the equipment.

Instead, he insisted one of the two victims had
caused the horrific fall.

He said: "We are investigating, but the parachute
was working well.

"Everything seems to indicate that the release of the
parachute was not an accident, because it was
activated.

"It wasn't equipment failure or anything like that. It
surely had to do with someone who was on that
flight, who manipulated and activated the release
mechanism."



Vanessa and Mauricio's bodies were found lying
metres away from a highway

The skydiving company said the parachute's release
was activated at an altitude where "it was
impossible for the parachute to respond".

Gaitan added: "That doesn't end up happening by
accident: it is caused by a human.

"We are in those investigations. We still do not know
what happened."

The area remains cordoned off by police as they
carry out investigations.

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/8736954/girl-plunges-death-birthday-skydive/

on her birthday ! Ayo o ni pawa o. may she rest in peace. this bet9ja guy above me will end up as v armed robber

Ayo ayoju lo pa e.

senior play play,
now owner wan run, Na insurance company go finish this case.

Okay! Why would you jump alone if you are not trained
*with the instructor*
Also 1500 ft sounds really low...

I want to jump with a trainer attached to my back

Looks like that's coming off the bucket list

Rip lil one

The company is being very insensitive. Why not just say that investigation is on-going.

rest in peace

Hmmm, Ọga ó.




My signature speaks volume!

And someone is clamouring for parachutes to be installed in aircrafts when passengers aren't trained on usage

Guest007:
Okay! Why would you jump alone if you are not trained

Also 1500 ft sounds really low...

I want to jump with a trainer attached to my back

Rip lil one

It's seems u have comprehension problem...read the story again ( I hope you understand and comprehend this time) if not, then ud know the reason English was a difficult subject to pass during ur waec exams

My style na to chop Catfish on my birthday.........and I celebrate alone or mostly five people .......
This year, I celebrated with one sibling and we just ordered Pounded Yam and Goat meat with Assorted garnished in Bitterleaf soup while Oporoko maintained its reign in the soup!!

Later to be celebrating with just wife and kids and possibly offices where there is Birthday craze ..............Just to conform with social norms and it must be "Normal and So Simple"

I don't even like people greeting me Happy birthday self .... My mum and siblings are OK ..... I already deactivated Birthday from Facebook .... make dem no dey greet me again ..........I just Wake up in the morning and Thank my God and stars for conquering another 365days with blessing, progress and no catastrophe........ I pray for blessings and safety ..... Gbam , it is over !!


AfricaMan , Hustle , Money and relaxing..

Peace of Mind on my mind ........

No time for bad bad play
.....

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It's seems u have comprehension problem...read the story again ( I hope you understand and comprehend this time) if not, then ud know the reason English was a difficult subject to pass during ur waec exams

Wtf

na wetin pikin sabi chop dey run im belle

her life her business

At 18 it's expected of her to be jumping on D not from plane.

Anyways, life continues...

My condolences to the boyfriend and family.

I'm finally free from malaria, thank God.

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It's a mad mad world we live in

so tragedic ..all this white people sha

ohhh my ! woow

Sad

R.I.P

haters will say she is not fine

joy ntin but joy.. Na pipu weh wizkid sing for be diz

This is crazy

To celebrate birthdays, you come go kill yourself....

Ask me if I have celebrate my birthday once.

RIP anyway

Birthday gone wrong !!