SKYDIVE TRAGEDY
Horror moment skydiver spins out of control & plunges 6500ft to his death as instructor desperately tries to save him
SHOCKING footage shows the moment a skydiver spun out of control before plummeting 6,500ft to his death.
Andrius Pantaleao's horrified instructor frantically tried to save him as the businessman hurtled towards the ground after jumping in Brazil.
4
4
4
4
Footage - recorded on a camera attached to the instructor's helmet - shows the freak incident unfold.
It shows Andrius launch himself from a plan at a skydiving centre in Boituva.
His instructor can be seen holding onto his sleeve to check all is as it should be.
Andrius can be seen indicating he knows where to release the parachute from, at the base of the backpack.
Read more world news
The guide then releases Andrius - but he quickly starts to spin at pace.
His panicked instructor can be seen desperately trying to save him - managing to briefly grab hold of Andrius' leg.
He then releases his own parachute as Andrius spins out of the picture.
Andrius was found dead after plunging 6,500ft free fall and hitting the gate of a house.
Most read in The Sun
Police are now probing the incident.
It comes after two female skydivers suffered life-threatening injuries after they fell to the ground at 120mph in a horrific incident captured on video.
The women lost control of after their parachute deployed while they were tandem-skydiving in Racine County, Wisconsin.
Meanwhile, terrifying video shows the moment a skydiver was knocked out cold at 10,000ft when another jumper crashed into his head.
Ben Pigeon was sent into a death spin and was only saved when an instructor was able to reach him and pull his chute.
Topics