An ordinarily fun 'zorbing' adventure turned tragic when the gigantic inflatable ball carrying two men plunged off a mountain and crashed into a frozen lake in northern Russia ending the life of one of the riders, The Moscow News reported Wednesday.
Denis Burakov, 27, died on his way to the hospital after suffering of a fractured vertebrae, three broken ribs and contusions of the heart and lung. The other rider, Vladimir Shcherbov, 33, is still hospitalized and suffers from severe bruising and body lacerations, a statement issued by investigators reported. The pair was retrieved from the zorb after a six hour rescue mission.