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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.