Delaware woman killed after falling from zip line

Tina Werner fell 40 feet off the platform at the Go Ape course in Lums Pond State Park on August 24, reports WPVI.

Woman Dies After Falling from Zip Line in DelawareA woman died from her injuries after she fell from a zip line in Bear, Delaware.

The zip lining experience was through Go Ape Tree Top Adventure in which participants are provided with climbing harnesses and carabineers, according to ABC News.

Delaware State Police are investigating the death of a woman who fell from a zip line in a state park. Jeff Davis, a spokesman for Go Ape, said the company has confirmed that Werner underwent the required safety training before the accident.

The treetop course spans seven acres and includes four zip lines and a variety of swings, rope ladders, bridges and trapezes.

The Go Ape Treetop Adventure features a two-to-three hour ride through the forest canopy at the state park in Bear, roughly 45 miles southwest of Philadelphia.. After traveling to Venice, Italy and taking a hot-air balloon ride, Werner had told her daughter Tuesday that riding the zip line was next.

Werner’s daughter, Melissa Slater, posted a tribute to her mother on Facebook.

The woman fell 40 feet from the attraction at around 1:30 p.m., the Delaware State Police said.

Representatives for the company, which operates 15 similar sites around the country, said Wednesday night that no more information was available about the woman’s death.

The Go Ape attraction opened at Lums Pond in 2013, and Davis said its equipment is regularly inspected.

‘It would be inappropriate to comment or speculate on the circumstances of this incident until all of the investigations are completed’.

Go Ape employees and park rangers performed first aid on Werner until she was treated by New Castle County Paramedics and transported to Christiana Hospital where she was pronounced dead.