belimom
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This is horrific. Zorbing is when you get inside one of those huge inflatable balls. I've been in one on the water (and hated it - they had to get me out early). I read more about zorbing after the article below and from zorbing advocates, it appears that the resort did not have the proper safety measures in place, including most importantly a high fence on each side of the slope.
I can't imagine the fear these men felt: one died and one is in the hospital with spine and head injuries.
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Zorb accident in Russia leads to tragedy [video]
..... Unfortunately, zorbing led to tragedy Thursday when a ball containing two men veered off course and sailed over a rock ledge in the Caucasus Mountains of southern Russia. One man was killed and the other badly injured.
Video of the incident has been released, and it shows the zorb bouncing off the intended path and away from the man stationed at the bottom of the hill who is there to stop the zorb. The ball makes a turn and picks up speed as it heads farther down the mountain before it disappears from view......
http://www.latimes.com/sports/sportsnow/la-sp-sn-zorb-accident-20130109,0,5945485.story
I can't imagine the fear these men felt: one died and one is in the hospital with spine and head injuries.
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Zorb accident in Russia leads to tragedy [video]
..... Unfortunately, zorbing led to tragedy Thursday when a ball containing two men veered off course and sailed over a rock ledge in the Caucasus Mountains of southern Russia. One man was killed and the other badly injured.
Video of the incident has been released, and it shows the zorb bouncing off the intended path and away from the man stationed at the bottom of the hill who is there to stop the zorb. The ball makes a turn and picks up speed as it heads farther down the mountain before it disappears from view......
http://www.latimes.com/sports/sportsnow/la-sp-sn-zorb-accident-20130109,0,5945485.story