Erica Fernandes Shocked Over Sky Diver Ramya's Death
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oi-Sandesh
By Sandesh
Mumbai
lass
Erica
Fernandes
has
expressed
her
shock
over
the
death
of
Bangalore
women
Ramya
during
the
sky
diving.
A
26-year-old
women
from
Bangalore
has
died
after
a
parachute
malfunction,
when
she
was
practicing
skydiving
in
Salem,
Tamil
Nadu.
Talking
to
Bangalore
Times,
Erica
has
strongly
reacted
against
the
safety
measures
taken
in
India
during
the
sky
diving.
The
actress
had
done
a
high
octane
sky
diving
stunt
in
her
recent
release
Ninnindale,
along
with
Power
Star
Puneet
Rajkumar.
The
scene
was
canned
at
USA
in
the
professional
sky
diving
training
centre.
Expressing
shock
over
Ramya's
death,
Erica
said,
"Ramya's
death
is
shocking.
It
is
totally
the
fault
of
the
sky
diving
association.
One
requires
qualified
trainers
on
the
job.
And
an
individual
is
not
allowed
to
jump
without
a
trained
tandem
sky
diving
instructor,
because
most
of
us
sky
dive
for
a
bit
of
adventure.
As
far
as
I
know,
Ramya
took
a
two-day
course
costing
Rs
1
lakh,
and
then
was
sent
off
to
jump.
There
was
not
even
adequate
medical
facility
on
ground.
It
shows
that
the
association
was
only
out
to
make
a
quick
buck
-
even
at
the
cost
of
human
lives."
"I
feel
adventure
associations
in
our
country
can
be
the
best,
but
somehow
are
lazy
about
getting
their
act
together.
Both
Puneeth
and
I
were
keen
on
taking
up
the
sky
diving
course
and
become
certified
divers
who
would
be
allowed
to
jump
on
our
own.
However,
this
will
require
weeks
of
training
-
unlike
the
two
days
that
Ramya
was
given.
I
am
still
keen
on
being
a
certified
diver,
but
I
will
never
even
dare
to
do
that
anywhere
in
India,"
she
added.