Marilyn Ettema
Date: April 26, 1986
Nationality: New Zealand
Object Type: Earth
Location: Wollomombi Falls, New South Wales, Australia
COD: Cliff Strike
Clothes / Suit: Normal Clothes
Description:
Marilyn's last jump is from a technically difficult waterfall. Apparently she went off unstable, caught her feet in her lines during deployment, had an off heading opening, and then experienced a wall strike. She was very much loved and respected by the community of jumpers in Brisbane and elsewhere.
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