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Olympic James Bond parachutist killed in Switzerland

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, police and media reports said.

15.08.2013

(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, police and media reports said.

Mark Sutton, 42, died on Wednesday after crashing into a mountain ridge near Martigny, close to the French border, during a three-day wing-diving event, The Sun newspaper reported.