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J.M.L.
Toledo
Tuesday, 1 April 2025
A 52-year-old man died on Tuesday when the parachute he used to launch himself from a hot-air balloon failed to open. The accident happened near La Mancha Aerodrome, located between the Spanish towns of La Villa de Don Fadrique and Quero in Toledo.
The deceased, Carlos Suárez, was participating in the filming of the movie La Fiera ('The Beast') and had been hired along with four other people, all of them professional jumpers. The five had boarded a hot air balloon to parachute to the ground and be filmed in action scenes, but the canopy of one of them failed to open and he fatally plummeted to the ground. According to the mayor of La Villa de Don Fadrique, Jaime Santos Simón, "the five skydivers were experienced professionals."
Medical services, firefighters from the Villacañas provincial fire brigade (Toledo), and Guardia Civil officers were dispatched to the scene of the accident and have opened an investigation to clarify what happened.
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For their part, the production companies in charge of filming, Atresmedia Cine and Mod Producciones, issued a statement mourning the death of Carlos Suárez and expressing their condolences to his family and friends. They also highlighted his extensive experience in disciplines such as climbing, skydiving, and base jumping. According to these production companies, "the manoeuvres were carried out under the strict safety measures required for this type of activity."
The incident happened at an airfield well known to aeronautical sports enthusiasts, which has been the base for seven years for a school that organises gliding courses and hosts activities involving small planes, gliders, motor gliders and paramotors.
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