A tragic scene was captured on video when a woman fell to her death while vacationing last week.
The 19-year-old student was Parasailing more than 160 feet in the air when she suddenly started yelling, begging to be let down.
Unbelievably, she can be seen in the video struggling to free herself from the harness — the only thing holding her safely in place.
And then, as if she suddenly realizes how to free herself, she unbuckles the harness and quickly drops out of frame to the water below.
As someone who suffers from a fear of heights, I can usually overcome it.
Either because some job needs doing, or for the thrill of it — I can usually force myself to face that fear head-on and make it through. (You can ALWAYS catch me with a window seat whenever I fly. Takeoffs and landings ROCK!)
But the situation caught on video showing Tijana Radonjic from Serbia slipping through the straps of the parasail to the waters of the Adriatic is NIGHTMARE FUEL for me.
The harrowing video along with the mystery of why she unbuckled the harness has gone viral, with speculations including everything from the aforementioned panic attack, unreported drug use, or even suicide.
I can say from all the research I did on this story, the real story seems to be exactly what those at the beach that day suggested.
She likely panicked, and in a moment of extreme fear stopped making rational decisions, as most are speculating:
HORROR: 19-year-old plunges to her death after unbuckling herself while parasailing in Montenegro, officials say.
Local media reports the woman may have suffered from a panic attack. pic.twitter.com/9Z8K2dITkd
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) June 2, 2025
Here’s an embedded version of that terrifying video for backup:
I have to point this out, as tragic as it is.
But it seems as though she had a moment of clarity right before she slipped out of frame, potentially coming to her senses for a split second and tried to hold on to the harness.
Those on the beach reportedly heard her screaming for help just before unbuckling, but told authorities that she seemed completely at ease leading up to the incident, according to the Daily Mail:
Horrified spectators on the beach are said to have heard Tijana screaming just moments before the fall: ‘Put me down! Put me down!’.
Local outlet Republika said others heard her shout ‘help me’.
Ms Radonjic had allegedly agreed to a free parasailing ride in exchange for the video to ‘boost business with tourists for the summer holiday season’.
The film was supposed to show Ms Radonkic in a bikini soaring happily over the Budva Riviera on a parasail being towed by a speed boat, it was reported in NewsFlash.
Witnesses told local media she looked happy and relaxed as she was buckled in and told how to sit in the safety harness.
The teen’s parents, Branka and Goran, shared a heartbreaking farewell ahead of her funeral today: ‘We will never come to terms with this, nor accept that you are gone.
‘You will remain in our hearts forever. Our bravest we love you endlessly and will be missed forever.
The following post shared the video that’s making the rounds, along with some details that I hadn’t seen elsewhere.
From this account, there may be some friction between the parasailing company and the family on what actually happened:
Video Shows Final Moments of Teen Model Who Fell to Her Death During Parasailing Promo
May 28, 2025 in Budva, Montenegro: 19-year-old Serbian model Tijana Radonjic fell more than 150ft (45m) to her death while filming a parasailing promo video.
She had no prior parasailing… pic.twitter.com/nyBs1MNuMv
— Intrigue Archive (@IntrigueArchive) June 2, 2025
Here’s the full text of that post, highlighting the alleged discrepancies between the story her family is telling versus the account told by the parasail company:
Video Shows Final Moments of Teen Model Who Fell to Her Death During Parasailing Promo
May 28, 2025 in Budva, Montenegro: 19-year-old Serbian model Tijana Radonjic fell more than 150ft (45m) to her death while filming a parasailing promo video.
Video shows her visibly distressed mid-flight. Seconds later, she plunges into the Adriatic Sea.
She was pulled from the water by jet ski but couldn’t be revived.
Her family denies she panicked, insisting she was calm, properly briefed, and eager to take part.
Authorities are investigating. An autopsy is pending.
ADVERTISEMENT
Should adventure companies use first-timers in high-risk promo shoots? (Emphasis added.)
Though she allegedly signaled all was good before being taken up on the parasail, police are still investigating and waiting on autopsy results — presumably to ensure no drug or alcohol use contributed.
And one of the tour company representatives brought up a possibility that could have factored in to Tijana’s mental state leading to her releasing the harness, as reported by the Daily Mail article I cited earlier:
Police are investigating the death but the owner of the operating tour company said she appeared happy before the activity: ‘She was cheerful and in a good mood before the flight. She showed no fear of heights or flying.
‘Before we set off, she waved to her friends on the beach and they waved back. Everything seemed fine.
‘We don’t know why she unbuckled her seat belt and harness and jumped out.
The tour company suspects she got scared because she thought something was wrong with the equipment, adding: ‘Maybe she wasn’t aware of the height she was flying at.’
They added: ‘I do not know exactly what happened. She did not show any fear of flying, she underwent training, after which the tragedy followed.
‘Technical inspections of all the equipment are underway, and the results of the autopsy are awaited.’ (Emphasis added.)
I have heard stories of people in similar situations over water who say your ability to calculate distance from the water can get skewed very quickly.
Factor in whatever caused her apparent fear, and her heart may have been beating so fast that her eyes would have been even further impaired.
I have a buddy who flies Blackhawks for the 160th SOAR (Night Stalker’s Don’t Quit!) — and he has told me that your mind can play crazy tricks when you’re in the air over an expanse of blue water.
Whatever actually led to her fateful decision, we may never know — particularly if the toxicology reports come back clean and no further information surfaces.
But I can promise you this much.
There is no way in H-E-double hockey sticks that I’m EVER going up for a parasail ride — free or not.
I’ll be sitting in a window seat on the flight in, just towards the front of the wing, exhilarated by the view.
But this guy will be keeping his feet firmly planted on the beach once we touch down.
What’s your view on that?
This is a Guest Post from our friends over at WLTReport.
View the original article here.
Source link