Thursday, January 10, 2013

Zorb ride in Russian mountains proves deadly

MOSCOW (AP) ? What was supposed to be a thrilling ride down a ski slope inside a giant inflatable ball has ended in tragedy for the two Russian men inside.

One died and the other was badly injured when the transparent plastic ball ? called a zorb ? veered off course and sailed over a precipice in the rugged Caucasus Mountains of southern Russia.

The men's terrifying ride ? captured on video ? prompted the head of the national emergency rescue services Wednesday to demand on that Russia address its lax enforcement of safety rules for winter sports, citing a series of accidents over the January holidays.

The sport of zorbing originated in the 1990s in New Zealand and is now done around the world.

Associated Press

Source: http://hosted2.ap.org/APDEFAULT/cae69a7523db45408eeb2b3a98c0c9c5/Article_2013-01-09-Russia-Zorbing%20Death/id-b995cc9ccc874d9b999a17a6bf5172bd

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