Wed, Sep 19, 2012
Her Boyfriend, Who Had Jumped With Her, Could Only Watch As Her Chute Failed To Open
It was 18 years since the 37 year old self-proclaimed “adrenaline junkie” made her first jump in Malmo, Sweden, and had gone on to BASE jump in France, Italy, Australia, New Zealand, Thailand and the United States. But Wioletta Roslan had decided Sunday’s jump would be her last.
Roslan had recently learned that she was pregnant. Her mother is quoted as saying that she begged her not to go this time, and was always fearful of her daughter's high-risk sport. She was doubly concerned after the recent announcement that Roslan was expecting. Roslan had often said the 990-foot tall Via Ferrata cliff, near Stechelberg, Switzerland, was her favorite BASE jumping location, having made many successful flights with her partner. But on this day, her chute failed to open.
According to the U.K. newspaper The Daily Mail, Roslan’s boyfriend, Aleksander Domalewski, had jumped at the same time, but was unable to be of assistance when he realized her chute wasn’t opening. He reported that after a brief but desperate struggle to open the chute, he saw her spread her arms as she awaited impact.
Roslan was reportedly experienced in extreme sports, traveling the world as a “professional BASE jumper” and spending some time as a wing-walker. Her day job was as an inspector on oil rigs, and she’s quoted as saying the she couldn’t imagine a life without BASE jumping. In a recent TV interview, Roslan said that BASE jumping made her “feel alive.” “We only have a certain amount of time on the earth. When the sun goes down then it's game over.”
(BASE jump image from file)
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