Tanya Pardazi, a 21-year-old Canadian influencer known for her TikTok account with 100,000 subscribers, died on August 27 in Toronto after an accident during a parachute jump. As CNN reports, skydiving company Skydive Toronto released a statement two days after the fall without naming the TikTokeuse by her name. But one of her friends revealed her identity to the US media.
“The (young woman) deployed her main parachute at a low altitude, and she did not have enough time or height for her reserve parachute to inflate”, can be read in this press release.
Police have opened an investigation in South Simcoe County, Ontario to determine the circumstances of the crash.
“An Incredible Spirit”
Tanya Pardazi was studying philosophy at the University of Toronto, according to NBC News. She was part of the college’s cheerleading squad, according to the latter’s Instagram tribute, and had participated in the Miss Canada pageant. Her TikTok account of hers, @philosatea, had allowed her to acquire a small notoriety thanks to videos in which she evoked topics as varied as feminism, global warming or the occult. She was undergoing skydiving training, which she briefly mentioned in the last video of her posted on August 22.
“She was a welcome new addition to the skydiving community, and she will be missed by her new friends and fellow Skydive Toronto skydivers,” the statement added. “The Skydive Toronto team is deeply affected by this accident.”
Melody Ozgoli, a friend of Tanya Pardazi who trusted CNN, paid tribute to “an incredible spirit”, a “bright” and “intelligent” young woman who used to “find new hobbies”: “She was unique, different. There were no two like her, to be honest”.
Source: BFM TV
