A British base jumper has died after his parachute did not open as he plunged to the bottom from a tower block in Thailand.
Nathy Odinson, 33, from Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, illegally climbed to the highest of the twenty ninth flooring in an condominium constructing within the coastal resort of Pattaya, on Saturday evening earlier than falling to his demise.
Horrifying footage reveals the tattooed daredevil counting down ’three, two, one, see ya’ earlier than leaping into the evening sky – solely to enter a lethal tailspin with the small pilot chute flailing via the air.
Mr Odinson will be heard touchdown in a tree earlier than hitting the bottom with a sickening thud. Paramedics pronounced him lifeless on the scene.
Vacationer police in Pattaya have been alerted to the accident at 7.30pm and rushed to the rental constructing in Tambon Na Klua in Bang Lamung district of Chonburi province and located Odinson’s physique on the bottom.
Nathy Odinson, 33, from Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, climbed to the twenty ninth flooring in an condominium block within the coastal resort of Pattaya, on Saturday evening earlier than falling to his demise (Pictured: moments earlier than his demise)
Mr Odinson was a daily daredevil and had carried out skydives and base jumps around the globe
A spherical blue parachute was discovered on his physique and was not totally deployed.
Traumatised safety guard Kanet Chansong, 33, mentioned: ’I heard the sound of the tree and I assumed it was a fallen department hitting the bottom.
’A girl screamed so I walked over and realised it was particular person. They have been lifeless. I noticed that they’d jumped from the constructing.’
Within the video, Mr Odinson asks the particular person recording him from the opposite facet of a safety wall if his helmet digital camera has the crimson mild flashing to point it’s recording. When he realises it was not recording, Nathy removes his helmet and presses the button earlier than briefly checking his parachute.
His buddy, a Thai native, exclaims ’oh f***’ when he hears Mr Odinson hit the bottom. The emergency companies have been referred to as shortly after.
Employees on the Lumpini Ville Naklua rental checked CCTV and noticed that Mr Odinson and a buddy had parked outdoors then waited for a time when it was quiet earlier than sneaking into the constructing.
They then illegally trespassed onto the roof of the constructing, with Mr Odison clambering over a small concrete wall on the roof of the constructing into order to succeed in the sting.
The safety guard mentioned that he had jumped from the constructing a number of instances earlier than, which posed a danger for pedestrians strolling beneath.
The safety guard mentioned that he had jumped from the constructing a number of instances earlier than, which posed a danger for pedestrians strolling beneath
Police have knowledgeable the British Embassy in Bangkok, which is contacting Mr Odinson’s kinfolk in the UK
He added: ’They have been making video content material for social media. They’d accomplished this earlier than they usually knew it was not allowed.’
Police and paramedics arrived on the scene shortly after 7:30pm native time. Nevertheless, Mr Odinson couldn’t be saved.
Police Lieutenant Kamolporn Nadee, Deputy Inspector of Investigations on the Bang Lamung district police station, mentioned there have been no preliminary indicators that Mr Odinson had been attacked.
The policeman mentioned: ’The parachute that the deceased used to leap malfunctioned and was not centered as anticipated. He was in a horrible state after we arrived.
’The buddy who recorded the video of him leaping was questioned and the video was examined as proof.
’Forensics officers are investigating the case additional. They’re analyzing the parachute.’
Mr Odinson was a daily daredevil and had carried out skydives and base jumps around the globe. He ran a ’sky images’ firm and took clients on personal skydives.
Police have knowledgeable the British Embassy in Bangkok, which is contacting Mr Odinson’s kinfolk in the UK.