British base jumper dead in botched stunt 'made fatal mistake', brother says

29 January 2024 , 11:26

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Nathy Odinson, 33, died after a fatal parachute mistake during a base jump in Thailand (Image: Viral Press)

A British man who plunged to death in a daredevil stunt gone wrong made a 'fatal mistake' in his final moments, according to his brother.

Nathy Odinson, 33, suffered a fatal fall from a 29-floor building in the coastal resort of Pattaya in Thailand on Saturday night. In video footage showing him peering over the edge of the building, Mr Odinson can be heard saying "three, two, one, see ya" before doing the risky base jump. Police and paramedics arrived shortly after 7:30pm local time, but he was pronounced dead at the scene.

The British Embassy in Bangkok is getting in touch with Mr Odinson’s family members in the UK.

Nathy had been on more 5,000 jumps around the world, his brother said (ViralPress)

Nathy's brother Ed Harrison, 39, has said the footage shows that a mini pilot chute had become caught in his harness - a fatal mistake which meant there was "no chance" the parachute would have deployed properly. He said his thrill-seeking brother was experienced in base jumping and had been on more 5,000 jumps around the world, but had taken part in the jump without realising not all safety measures were in place.

In the clip, Mr Odinson can be seen asking the person behind the camera, who was stood on the other side of a security wall, whether the recording device on his helmet was flashing a red light, which would indicate it was recording. After realising it wasn't, Mr Odinson removed the protective headgear and pressed the button to begin the recording.

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His body was found under the round blue parachute. Local security guard Kanet Chansong, 33, said: "I heard the sound of the tree and I thought it was a fallen branch hitting the ground. A woman screamed so I walked over and realised it was a person. They were dead. I saw that they had jumped from the building." The security guard also revealed that Nathy had jumped from the building multiple times previously and knew it was illegal, adding: "They were making video content for social media. They had done this before and they knew it was not allowed."

In a tribute, Mr Harrison told The Sun that his brother "will be missed by so many", describing him as "fun-loving and joyful and great with kids". "He was a hero to my three", he added.

Benedict Tetzlaff-Deas