Mom, 27, slips from paraglider seat and plunges to her death in Colombian forest after setting out to conquer her flying phobia

A woman’s paragliding flight to conquer her fears ended in tragedy when she slipped from her seat mid-flight and fell to her death in a Colombian forest.

Daniela Barrios, 27, uploaded a photo to her social media account before the deadly flight and informed friends and family that she was finally ready to overcome her phobia of flying.

“Join me on my crazy days,” the caption read. “Let’s overcome a fear. »

Barrios and the pilot took off on Saturday afternoon from the El Castillo mountain, in the municipality of Quidío, in Calarcá, and during the flight they fell from their seats while flying over the Pradera Alta trail, according to the firefighters of Calarcá.

The pilot, whose name has not been released, was unable to stop and continued flying until he could land.

A witness saw her fall from the paraglider and immediately called for help.

A search and rescue mission was launched around 3 p.m. and ended around midnight when firefighters located Barrios’ body.

She had no vital signs when she was found and was pronounced dead at the scene.

“Apparently the young woman slipped from the seat where the co-pilot is sitting,” said the commander of the Calarcá fire brigade, Captain Javier Arconde, quoted by the newspaper El Tiempo.

“The pilot had to follow her route because he had no way of stopping, he managed to land well but she fell.”

Barrios, owner of a lingerie line, leaves behind a seven-year-old son.

Arconde said the cause of the accident remains under investigation.