Paulina Biskut, a 38-year-old Polish woman, died practicing her great hobby: paragliding. He did it this Tuesday in Rollermunicipality of Colombia where the World Cup of this extreme sport specialty has just been held.
The event took place in the area known as La Aguapanela flyover, on the La Tulia-Bolívar road, precisely the scene where the aforementioned world championship was held. The victim jumped into the void, but the fatal combination of an error in preparation and the force of the wind ended his life.
Tragedy in Roldanillo: A Polish tourist lost her life after falling from a paraglider in Valle del Cauca. Authorities are investigating whether the harness was not properly adjusted.The video shows how the woman loses control and falls to the ground. pic.twitter.com/BMSdigWtYN
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According to the first hypotheses of the local Police, corroborated with what is seen in the video recorded by another fan, Biskut “he didn’t fasten the harness and, as a result of this, he fell into the void. The impact was so severe that the young woman died instantly.
Posts on her Facebook page indicate that the unfortunate Paulina I really enjoyed skydiving. In fact, the newspaper ‘El Tiempo’ publishes that “she was in Colombia with some friends practicing the sport.”
The geographical conditions of Roldanillo and its strong winds are famous among paragliders, and that is why the World Cup is held there.
«This climate makes all the pilots in the world want to come and fly in the skies of the north of the Valley, because here you can fly all year round. Have 130 athletes from 40 countries and in this version the ‘Iris Open’ category, an Irish cup, will also be awarded,” he declared. Sebastian Herreradirector of the championship.
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