Tanya Pardazi, 21, who had more than 100,000 followers on TikTok, died on August 27 during her first solo dive after completing a course with Skydive Toronto. She had also taken part in a previous Miss Canada pageant where she reportedly made it to the semi-finals. The parachute facility requires students to complete a course in “all the fundamentals required to successfully complete your first skydive” before taking their first jumps from 4,000 feet, according to the website. Image: Pic: philosatea The facility confirmed the death of a 21-year-old student in a statement on Facebook, but did not identify Pardazi by name. The statement said a philosophy student had “released a rapidly rotating main parachute at low altitude without the time or altitude required to inflate the reserve parachute”. “The jumper was a welcome recent addition to the skydiving community and will be missed by the student’s new friends and colleagues at Skydive Toronto Inc,” the statement added. “The Skydive Toronto Inc team has been deeply affected by this accident as they have been improving their student training program for over 50 years.” In an Instagram post, the University of Toronto cheerleading team said Ms. Pardazi was “one in a million” and will be “forever a part of our team and in our hearts.” Read more on Sky News: TikTok star found dead aged 19 Friends said she had lived her life to the fullest and “don’t believe” she died. Childhood friend Melody Ozgoli told CTV News Toronto: “He really lived every second to the fullest. “This is the biggest shock for us. It’s very hard to process. It’s been a few days but we still can’t believe it.”
