Jolandi le Roux fell to her death while celebrating her birthday with her husband, Andrew. Picture: Facebook Source:FacebookJolandi le Roux wanted to create a memorable photo to celebrate her 31st birthday, but it turned to tragedy.
A woman has fallen to her death while posing for a birthday photo being taken by her husband.
Jolandi le Roux was celebrating her 31st birthday last Sunday evening high on the rocks at a picnic spot in Cape Town, South Africa and wanted to create a shot as if she was leaping over the sun, The Sun reported.
However, she lost her footing at Lookout Point and fell down the mountainside.
Her panicked husband, Andrew, 33, found a way to scramble 100m down the extremely dangerous 65-degree mountainside.
According to rescuers he manged to get within 9m of Jolandi’s body, but no further due to sheer cliffs.
Andrew and Jolandi had married on the beach below the cliff in September last year. Source:FacebookIt is thought the couple ignored warning signs not to cross a metal railing protective barrier designed to keep the public off a sloping cliff top of loose rocks and slippery gravel.
A sign there reads: “Caution! Strong winds and steep cliffs. Please stay behind the fence at all times.”
Paramedic Henry Barlow, 47, who was the first rescuer on the scene was shocked to find Andrew clinging onto the mountainside as he desperately tried to reach his wife.
“He risked his life trying to reach his wife but couldn’t. It was heartbreaking but it would have been suicide to go any further,” Mr Barlow said.
“It was just cliffs and a 60m drop to the rocks and sea below us.”
Tributes for Jolandi poured in on social media where she was called a “beautiful person” and an “unbelievable woman, loved by many.”
