The cause of death of a paratrooper in the Gatchina district of the Leningrad region may be an attempt to return at low altitude. In this respect informs 47news cites a law enforcement source.
According to the publication, a low turn is a maneuver performed at an altitude of 100 meters. It is usually performed by experienced athletes. Eyewitnesses of the disaster report that the parachutist had trouble at an altitude of 200 meters, but they could not know the exact point.
There are employees of the transportation investigation commission and the military prosecutor’s office at the scene. The circumstances and causes of the event are determined.
Recall that on May 24, 2023, a man took off from the airport near the village of Nikolskoye, and then parachuted. According to eyewitnesses, at an altitude of about 200 meters, the athlete had problems because of this. collapsed to death. According to preliminary data, the flight was led by Boris Shlyapnikov.
As previously reported, the British faced He became a suspect in his death by flying in the air with a Turkish paraglider.