The tragic last moments of a woman who slid out of her safety harness and dived until her death for her grandchildren during a zipline ride over an Italian beauty spot, were revealed.
Ghizlane Moutahir, 41, died in May last year after she fell 60 ft on the ground at the Fly Emotion Park in Alpi Orobie in Bema, close to Lake Como, in Italy.
She approached the end of the mile long, high-wire sensation when witnesses said she started 'struggling' and then slid out of her harness.
Her two grandchildren, who had just completed their flight on the zipline, watched Moutahir took her turn on the ride of 60 MPH.
Now nine months after the fatal tragedy, her deeply sad family shared their last photo of Moutahir, a smiling selfie that was apparently captured in the Bitto valley.
The family has hired a lawyer and is looking for 'justice' in her death, on behalf of negligence of the fly emotion, the local newspaper Corriere Milano reports.
Witnesses claim that she was not well tied up in her armor and that no extra safety controls were performed before the launch.
The deeply saddened family of Ghizlane Moutahir, 41, shared her last photo, a smiling selfie that was apparently captured in the Bitto Valley
Moutahir died in May last year after she fell 60 FT on the ground in the Fly Emotion Park in Alpi Orobie in Bema, Italy. She approached the end of the mile long, high-wire sensation when witnesses said she started 'struggling' and then slid out of her harness
Moutahir traveled past the first part of the Zipline route and almost reached the arrival station when she fell.
Moutahir had 'stopped' just before he arrived at the end of the zipline, “started to struggle,” and then her feet slipped away, “a police spokesperson said at the time. She remained vertically suspended for a few seconds before she fell.
Images of Moutahir's Zipline ride have now revealed that the 'leg bands' on her armor 'were not well positioned', researchers in the city of Lombard determined.
They also noted that on some points the cable boom tires were 'absent or not visible' during the ride.
Witnesses also said that the 41-year-old 'confused and disoriented' seemed to be tied when she was tied, claiming that she seemed 'the instructions did not understand' and 'had difficulty adopting a stable attitude'.
The research report, signed by engineers Paolo Pennacchi and Marco Leati, certain 'very serious shortcomings' by fly emotion, stating 'systematic irregularities' and both technical and management nations.
The report accuses Zipline owner Matteo Sanguineti, two employees who are responsible for attracting harnesses and the employee who gave the green light for the departure of negligence.
Fly Emotion, which connects the villages of Albaredo by San Marco and Bema, has been closed since the fatal fall of Moutahir.
The zipline extends over a valley and starts at Albaredo at an altitude of 3000 ft and then ends at Bema, which is at 2400 ft
The Zipline shakes adventure seekers over the Bito Valley between Albaredo and San Marco (photo) and Bema with the help of a harness hung on a steel cable
Mayors Matteo del Nero and Marco Sutti launched an attraction last June to re -use the popular tourist attraction, but the zipline remains suspended.
“The survival of the entire valley is in danger,” said the couple about the attraction, who has been a Bitto Valley -not since inauguration in 2011.
“We trust that the facts and all responsibilities will be determined to make the resumption of the activity possible, which has brought more than 220,000 flights – a considerable part of the tourist presence registered over the years.”
The zipline extends over a valley and starts at Albaredo at an altitude of 3000 ft and then ends at Bema that is at 2400 ft.
The attraction receives top reviews on Trip Advisor and an employee of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, wrote: 'Absolutely brilliant. Have fun. If you are in the area, you have to try this! Don't think about it – just fly. '
