Upset over breakup, UK woman plunges 10,000 ft to death in suspected skydive suicide

According to Daily Mail, Damarell had broken up with her boyfriend, Ben Goodfellow, just one day before her death. Goodfellow, 26, is also a skydiver. The two had been in a relationship for more than six months and were living together in a rented home near the airfield used by parachutists.

A friend told Daily Mail,  “The two of them were inseparable. They spent all their time together. They did skydives together all the time. The night before Jade died, Ben ended the relationship. He went to work the next day, and that’s when Jade fell to her death.”

At first, the incident was treated as a possible accident. However, Sky High Skydiving, the centre where Damarell was jumping, later said the fall appeared to be a “deliberate act”. Investigators found no problems with her equipment.

Friends of Damarell also told Daily Mail that police had discovered a note in which she mentioned her breakup. They said she had chosen not to open her parachute during the jump.

Damarell had completed more than 80 jumps in 2025 alone. Police have not commented further, but no foul play is suspected.

The local police department, the Durham Constabulary, said: “Her death is not being treated as suspicious and a file will now be prepared for the coroner,” as reported by the New York Post. 

Sky High Skydiving expressed sadness over her death and said they were supporting those who knew her. Support services are being offered to fellow skydivers and those affected by the incident.