The parachute accident that prevented a young employee from Univalle from walking

He took off at 10,000 feet, but the parachutes failed. Who answers?

The celebration of a birthday has become a tragedy for the family of a young business administrator.

Her name is Luisa María Jansasoi, she is 31 years old and she is now in an intensive care unit in Palmira with a diagnosis of paraplegia.

The drama for the young woman began on February 3rd. With a friend, she decided to go to a parachute school to realize her dream of practicing this adventure.

That Sunday, he received a flight instruction for about 20 minutes. After, Alfonso Bonilla Aragón arrived at the airport, transferred by Halcones Paracadian Cali school.

Oscar Taborda, husband of the young woman, reported that she had climbed a small plane and reached 10,000 feet. Once on the spot where they were to land after the launch, Luisa María and her instructor took advantage of the emptiness.

But everything went wrong, said the young man. "Initially, the descent failed and the main parachute with the auxiliary became entangled.The instructor released the main parachute and performed a maneuver, but the auxiliary parachute did not not deployed. "

The fall of the young woman and her instructor was at high speed. Her husband says that they fell miles away from the place agreed for the landing, in the Rozo area.

On land, the woman reported feeling intense pain and not feeling her legs.

The diagnosis

Luisa María was transferred to the Palma Real Clinic and was diagnosed with a serious fracture at one of her vertebrae.

"Today (Wednesday) they were operated on and told us that walking was a negative act," said the girl 's husband.

The main complaint of the family is that she says that the school has not yet demonstrated its ability to react to the accident.

"The police are conducting an investigation because it apparently has no liability policy for this type of event," Taborda said.

However, through different means of communication, school spokesmen said that all their documents were in order, that the police had rejected the investigation and that she would proceed with the treatment of the corresponding compensation.

The Luisa Maria is one of the most serious cases recorded this year in the valley among those who practice this type of sport.

The authorities had warned of possible irregularities and the use of unauthorized spaces.

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