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Tragedy as beloved policeman dies days after sustaining serious injuries in a freak indoor skydiving accident, while details are revealed about how the horrifying accident unfolded.
- Officer suffered head and spinal injuries in an indoor skydiving accident
- She was rushed to a Brisbane hospital in critical condition.
- Tragically, she died of her injuries on Wednesday.
A senior police officer has died six days after suffering head and spinal injuries in an indoor skydiving accident.
Acting Master Sergeant Michelle ‘Mully’ Mullen collided with the side of the wind tunnel at iFly’s indoor skydiving facility in Chermside, north Brisbane, last Thursday.
Paramedics, including an intensive care team, were called to the skydiving center at around 4:20pm and took Snr Sgt Mullen to the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital in critical condition.
Tragically, she died of her injuries on Wednesday.
Acting Master Sergeant Michelle ‘Mully’ Mullen (pictured) died six days after suffering head and spinal injuries in an indoor skydiving accident.
Pictured is an image of skydivers in a wind tunnel at iFly’s indoor facility
Sergeant Major Mullen, 52, is said to have been an extremely experienced paratrooper.
A note to her colleagues described the South Brisbane Police Crime Prevention Unit as a “highly respected police officer and a friend to many”.
Friends described her as “an inspiration” and “goodness itself.”
They also discussed Snr Sgt Mullen’s longstanding love of skydiving, his sense of fun and caring nature.
Queensland Police said a report will be prepared for the coroner.
“Police are assisting with occupational health and safety investigations in relation to a 52-year-old woman who sustained serious injuries at an indoor skydiving site in Chermside on January 19,” a spokesman said.
“The woman sadly passed away from her injuries at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital on January 25.”
Sergeant Senator Michelle Mullen (left) is pictured with Tom Searles and Sergeant Senator Greg Bishop in 2013
iFly has five locations in Australia, with the Brisbane site opening in 2019, and more than 80 around the world. Their website says that customer safety is their number one concern.
He adds that the unique design of the wind tunnel ‘allows you to safely enjoy your flight session’ and feel the sensation of free fall without a parachute.’
Each customer must sign a waiver stating that iFly is an “inherently dangerous activity involving strenuous physical exertion.”
iFly bills itself as releasing the “adrenaline rush of a free fall experience, in a safe and controlled environment.”
It is open to anyone over the age of three who weighs less than 300 pounds. Session prices start at $79.
Daily Mail Australia has contacted iFly Brisbane for comment.