Olympic James Bond parachutist killed


  • World
  • Thursday, 15 Aug 2013

LONDON, England (AFP) - The stuntman who amazed the world when he parachuted into the London 2012 Olympics opening ceremony dressed as James Bond has died while wing-diving in Switzerland, British press reported Thursday.

Mark Sutton, 41, died on Wednesday after crashing into a ridge near Martigny, close to the French border, during a three-day wing-diving event, according to the Sun and Times newspapers.

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