News: Pregnant base jumper does not survive her retirement jump

Kworb

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A pregnant Base jumper has died in what she had pledged would be her final leap before retiring.

Wioletta Roslan, of Sweden, had said she would give up the high-risk sport after falling pregnant, but decided to make one last jump near Stechelberg, Switzerland, which ended in tragedy.

The 37-year-old adrenaline junkie was four months pregnant when she died after her parachute failed to open during a Base (Buildings, Antennas, Spans and Earth) jump last weekend.

Her boyfriend Aleksander Domalewski jumped alongside her and could do nothing but watch as she realised her parachute wouldn’t open and spread her arms awaiting the impact of the 990ft drop.

The Via Ferrata cliff was Miss Roslan’s favourite spot for Base jumping and she had been there many times before with her partner.

She was experienced in extreme sports after taking up skydiving as a 19-year-old in Malmo, Sweden.

Her mother Halina Zaniewska-Pettersson, 68, said: ‘I was always terrified every time I knew that she was doing the sport again and I kept expecting the worst.

'When she said that she was going to do one last jump while pregnant I begged her not to go.

‘But she always wanted to carry on. I couldn't force not to do it – she was old enough to make up her own mind about things.’

Miss Roslan had managed to build a successful career as an inspector working on oil rigs – and in her spare time travelled the world as a professional Base jumper.

She said in a recent interview for Swiss television that Base jumping made her feel alive and as if there were no limits in life.

Miss Roslan said: ‘I only feel alive when I jump. I find normal life boring. I know that death always flies with me but we only have a certain amount of time on the earth. When the sun goes down then it's game over whoever you are.’

She had lived in the Berner Oberland region for two years doing odd jobs in order to spend every spare moment jumping from local cliffs.

She told her mother it had been the happiest time in her life and she wanted to go for a final jump with her boyfriend before retiring.

After three people made successful jumps, Miss Roslan and her boyfriend stepped up to the edge.

Ms Zaniewska-Pettersson said: ‘Aleksander jumped at the same time as her and could only watch what happened. He told me that she desperately tried to get her parachute to open without success.

'It did not open and in the last moment she realised she was not going to succeed. He told me that she had simply spread her arms and waited for the impact.’

Miss Roslan died instantly. Local emergency doctor Bruno Durrer said: ‘Every death in the mountains is tragic but this one was particularly so because I knew her and also because she was pregnant.’

Ms Zaniewska-Pettersson said: ‘I am totally devastated and shocked. I picked so often to give up jumping but she just didn't listen and now it's too late.

'When she was in Switzerland she was only there for Base jumping – every spare moment she was climbing and jumping.

Her death is the fifth in connection with Base jumping in the Berner Oberland region this year.

Ms Zaniewska-Pettersson said: ‘All that is left for me now memories but my daughter lived her life to the full – she was a true adventurer travel to France and Italy, Australia, New Zealand, Thailand and America to do with her sport.

'She was full of life and was a wonderful girl. But she couldn't imagine a life without Base jumping.’

Melodramatic

How tragic.

funnychick

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Her boyfriend Aleksander Domalewski jumped alongside her and could do nothing but watch as she realised her parachute wouldn’t open and spread her arms awaiting the impact of the 990ft drop.

Oh. My. God.

Rest in peace, girl.

Toya

Base jumping while pregnant. Amazing Idea.

R.I.P.

YaBoiJay18

Horrible. R.I.P

Jacobbb

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Originally posted by Toya

Base jumping while pregnant. Amazing Idea.

This.

Wouldn't that be bad for the baby??

Anyway RIP that is so horrible knowing that one little decision changed everything.

SylMacPer

Terrible news

RIP

Igrt

MusicLoverDude

Oh my god that's horrible!

And kinda annoying horrible at the same time - it's like the ONE time she's gonna retire, the parachute decides to not open NOW? I feel like fate screwed her over or something!

R.I.P.

Whip It

Thats awful

RIP

Ronaldista

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Originally posted by MusicLoverDude

And kinda annoying horrible at the same time - it's like the ONE time she's gonna retire, the parachute decides to not open NOW? I feel like fate screwed her over or something!

Ikr, so tragic

and how horrible must it have been for her to realize there's nothing she could do to save herself and just having to await the impact

rip

-Lewymocha-

What a selfish thing to do. That baby now has no chance at life thanks to her.

Lucas32

Not judging she obviously couldn't see it coming but damn who goes base jumping with a baby in the belly

UnusualBoy

Didn't she know she was pregnant? If so what an unconscious lady, RIP tho.

Jameson Teqkilla

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Originally posted by -Lewymocha-

What a selfish thing to do. That baby now has no chance at life thanks to her.

Shaliydah88

So sad. RIP to her and her baby.

Arking

This is really sad. Normally it's great to have that sort of passion for something, but did she really have to do it while she was with child? It wasn't just her own life at risk at that point. RIP

M##

She was a selfish fool to do that. She deserved to die, but not the child.

R.I.P. to the child.

funnychick

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Originally posted by M##

She deserved to die.

Have several seats.

Xalric

Why in the first place a pregnant woman is going to throw her ass out of a plane, and do something which will cause severe damages to your baby. Pregnant women are not even allowed to do any kind of rollecoaster, because it's bad for their babies and that dumb woman just throw her ass out of plane.
If she didn't want the baby she could just have an abortion or eat sushi all day long.
Off course she didn't deserve to die. But it was really a dumb thing to do.