A woman would be paraplegic after an accident during a parachuting practice near Cali

In tragedy finished what would be a dream come true and a birthday present for Luisa María Jansasoy Peña, who suffered a serious accident while practicing parachuting. The event was presented Sunday, February 3 in a village of Palmira, north of Cali.

"They took off from a small plane, which lasted 20 minutes in the air and when it was just above where we were, with our 6 year old daughter, they jumped from the parachute, first with Luisa María with her instructor for then throw one of his friends. He began to see a big difference in the speed of both parachutes", Reported Oscar Taborda, husband of Luisa María.

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Taborda also said that he could see how the parachute was tangled and that, in the middle of an instructor maneuver, they only stayed with the auxiliary which was not deployed completely, so they continued to descend at high speed.

"At the time of landing, she fell down, causing a fracture of the L1 vertebra.he felt a frightening and instant pain he stopped feeling his legs", Continued the husband.

On the other hand legal representative of Halcones Skydiving Cali, Alberto Salazar, said that "curiously it's the first time in 20 years that an incident of this type is occurring, That's why we carry out the entire claims process with the insurer. The documentation is all day and it is one, for the tranquility of all those who practice this sport, who have a greater security ".

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However, the victim 's husband stated that the badertions of the legal representative of the company involved in the event contradicted what had been demonstrated when the authorities came to remedy the emergency situation.

"At this point, the police arrive at the place where they request documents from the person in charge.or and there we realize that is not identified and No tourist permit. The the company's intervention was very minimal and they said nothing about politics or how to proceed, "said Taborda.

For his part, Salazar said that all security protocol and actions related to Falcons Skydiving's liability were carried out correctly.

"The process that had to be done was finished, it was to point out the people who would accompany us before the flight and, at the time of the incident, to report the novelty so that the legal way is established, the request that was to be made later with the insurer, "concluded the representative of Halcones Paracasismo Cali.

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