Friends described a Newport Beach woman who died in a skydiving accident Friday as an experienced skydiver with a passion for helping people.
Authorities said Brooke Baum's parachute did not fully deploy above a field in Perris. Friends and other skydivers have been leaving messages on a forum devoted to the 33-year-old woman.
"Brooke helped me walk again," one forum contributor wrote. "Without her, I don't know if I'd be back in the good health that I am.
"I've never been able to fully convey my gratitude... She had a huge passion for her friends, for helping people, and for skydiving."
The skydiving facilty is based at Perris Valley Airport on Goetz Road, just south of the Escondido (215) Freeway.
Click here to visit a forum devoted to Baum.
