A student has fallen to her death after she unclipped her safety belt while parasailing.
Tijana Radonjic, 19, was on holiday in Budva, Montenegro, when she plunged into the Adriatic Sea after flying at a height of 50 metres.
Despite emergency services rushing to find her, they confirmed she had died last Wednesday.
Harrowing footage of Ms Radnjic, from Novi Sad, Serbia, which MailOnline has chosen not to publish, showed her distressed in her parasailing seat.
She tries to pull herself up on the two straps on the side but then unbuckles the seatbelt and jacket.
The teen then twists around in her seat before tipping upside down and falls through the leg braces.
Horrified spectators on the beach are said to have heard Tijana screaming just moments before the fall: ‘Put me down! Put me down!’.
Local outlet Republika said others heard her shout ‘help me’.
The circumstances around her death remain unclear, with some local news outlets reporting that she had been filming a promotional video for a local tourist agency.
Ms Radonjic had allegedly agreed to a free parasailing ride in exchange for the video to ‘boost business with tourists for the summer holiday season’.
The film was supposed to show Ms Radonkic in a bikini soaring happily over the Budva Riviera on a parasail being towed by a speed boat, it was reported in NewsFlash.
Witnesses told local media she looked happy and relaxed as she was buckled in and told how to sit in the safety harness.
But Republika have reported that she may have suffered a ‘panic attack’.
Another outlet has said suicide has not been ruled out, but loved ones said they do not believe she would have taken her own life.
The teen’s parents, Branka and Goran, shared a heartbreaking farewell ahead of her funeral today: ‘We will never come to terms with this, nor accept that you are gone.
‘You will remain in our hearts forever. Our bravest we love you endlessly and will be missed forever.
‘Rest in peace and may the angels watch over you. Now you are one of them.’
Police are investigating the death but the owner of the operating tour company said she appeared happy before the activity: ‘She was cheerful and in a good mood before the flight. She showed no fear of heights or flying.
‘Before we set off, she waved to her friends on the beach and they waved back. Everything seemed fine.
‘We don’t know why she unbuckled her seat belt and harness and jumped out.
‘I guess she didn’t do it consciously, but in a moment of uncontrollable fear.’
He added:
‘I am sorry for the death of the young girl. I hope to meet her parents to express my condolences in person.
‘We are all in shock after the accident that happened.’
The tour company suspects she got scared because she thought something was wrong with the equipment, adding: ‘Maybe she wasn’t aware of the height she was flying at.’
They added: ‘I do not know exactly what happened. She did not show any fear of flying, she underwent training, after which the tragedy followed.
‘Technical inspections of all the equipment are underway, and the results of the autopsy are awaited.’
Republika reported that she had been on holiday with her aunt when she passed away.
She posted in a moving tribute online: ‘I can’t believe I’m writing this.
‘We should now be thinking about what bathing suits to bring, where to drink coffee while the baby sleeps, what song to sing in the car.
‘We should have enjoyed the sun and you said to me: “go, rest, I’ll take care of the baby now.”
‘We should have celebrated graduation, not sent you off.
‘I can still hear your laugh. I can still see how you hold my son and how you talk to him, how you laugh while he laughs.’
Her friends in her hometown paid tribute to the victim, with one lifelong pal saying: ‘If I could choose who to spend my childhood with, I would choose you again.’
Another friend posted: ‘She was full of life, always smiling. She never cared about what others thought of her.’