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Dramatic finale for the best competitor in the “Ninja Warrior” contest, which was broadcast on PRO TV.
George Mariș de Brașov died at the age of 32, trying to take a flight with a fast paraglider from the top of Caraiman.
It was not the first time that he practiced “speed flight”, a risky sport, with few followers in our country.
Exactly two years ago, on October 28, George achieved the best performance in the “Ninja Warrior” contest.
Accustomed to breaking off the ridges and reaching the foot of the mountains in just a few minutes, George launched himself safely into the air again. She trusted him, as he proved two years ago at the Ninja Warrior contest. The weather seemed perfect. It is not known what happened. Probably a gust of wind closed its wing.
Claudiu Vasilescu, Mountain Rescue Busteni: “His colleagues announced to us in the morning, around 8 in the morning, that one of his group fell down and no longer answered, he no longer had a reaction, he no longer answered the phone. He fell on the rock, practically a few hundred meters away, he had no chance of surviving ”.
George Mariș was a mountain enthusiast. For years he was on the podium in climbing competitions, and for some time he had fallen in love with speed flight, flight in which he used a small wing, which allowed him to reach high speeds, even 100 km per hour, almost rocky. . For fans of this dangerous sport, flights from Bucegi are extremely challenging. They launch themselves into the void, supported only by a narrow wing, and descend at breakneck speeds through steep valleys.
Andy, salvamontist: “It’s a high-risk sport, the pilots tend to have a lot of control, because I suspect that it’s not really an uncontrollable wing. I mean, we suspect, we’re not sure, that it was a failed takeoff. very good climber, he is a mountaineer and knew the dangers ”.
Despite his performances, George was an extremely discreet man. He was known to the general public when the Ninja Warrior contest was broadcast on PRO TV.
George Mariș, in “Ninja Warrior”: “My advantage in this competition would be a combination of agility and strength. If I ride something and I want to do something, I usually get it.”
Two years ago, also on October 28, George won over the audience and was applauded for his bravery.
In 2018, in the same area, an American tourist crashed during an extreme jump, also carried out with speed paragliding, from Crucea de pe Caraiman to Busteni.
Speedflying is a new and little known sport in Romania. It does not have many followers, precisely because it is very risky. So far, dozens of athletes around the world have lost their lives.
