Base jumper falls to her death

[Fu Xi]

Published: Tuesday September 28, 2010 MYT 7:31:00 PM
Updated: Tuesday September 28, 2010 MYT 7:52:12 PM

Base jumper falls to her death

By EMBUN MAJID

ALOR SETAR: A 42-year-old Australian base jumper fell to her death after her parachute failed to open during a training session at the Alor Setar Tower here. Tantikey Lie Marion’s parachute failed to open when she leapt from the 165m-high tower, which is the second tallest in the country, at about 4.15pm Tuesday. She died on the spot when she landed on the concrete ground, less than two metres from a zinc wall put up by the tower management for maintenance work. The tower has been closed for maintenance work since August.

Australian base jumper Tantikey Lie Marion plunged to her death while practicing base jumping at Menara Alor Setar in Alor Setar, Kedah. In the foreground is her parachute.

Witness Mohd Zaidi Zainol Abidin, 41, said he saw Marion jumping off the tower and her parachute failing to open. "I was standing about 100m from the tower when she jumped. I saw her struggling to pull open the parachute but she failed," he said when met at the scene. It is learnt that Marion and 19 other local and international base jumpers arrived here Tuesday for a training session to prepare for the three-day KL Tower International Jump starting on Oct 7.

The general view of Menara Alor Setar where the incident occurred.

The group had conducted several jumps since morning. It is also learnt that this was the first time Marion had jumped off the Alor Setar Tower. Tower general manager Mazlan Mahmud confirmed the incident but declined to give any details.

 

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Aussie base jumper dies in fall from tower


Wednesday September 29, 2010

Aussie base jumper dies in fall from tower

By EMBUN MAJID
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ALOR STAR: A routine training jump from the Alor Star Tower here turned tragic for a 42-year-old Australian base jumper when she fell to her death. Tantikey Lie Marion’s parachute failed to open when she leapt from the 165m-high tower – the second tallest in the country – at about 4.15pm yesterday. She died on the spot upon landing on the concrete ground less than two metres from a zinc wall put up by the tower management for maintenance work.

Tragic end: Civil Defence and Police personnel carrying Marion’s body from the base of the Alor Star Tower Monday.

The tower has been closed to the public for maintenance work since last month. Witness Mohd Zaidi Zainol Abidin, 41, said he saw Marion jumping off the tower but her parachute failed to open. “I was standing about 100m from the tower when she jumped. I saw her struggling to pull open the parachute but her attempt failed,” he said at the scene yesterday.

It is learnt that Marion, together with 19 other local and international base jumpers, were having a training session to prepare for the three-day KL Tower International Jump beginning on Oct 7. The group had conducted several jumps since morning. It is also learnt that this is the first time Marion jumped off the Alor Star Tower. Tower general manager Mazlan Mahmud declined to give any details.

 

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Thursday September 30, 2010

Body of Aussie base jumper to be flown home

ALOR SETAR: The body of the 42-year-old Australian base jumper who was killed when her parachute failed to open after she dived from Alor Setar Tower will be flown home by the Australian High Commission. Alor Setar Tower general manager Mazlan Mahmud said Kylie Tanti Marion’s remains would be sent back as soon as the authorities completed a post-mortem at the Sultanah Bahiyah Hospital. Marion’s parachute failed to open when she leapt from the 165m-high tower on Tuesday. She died at the scene. Marion, together with 19 other local and international base jumpers, were training for the three-day KL Tower International Jump which begins on Oct 7.