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Parachuters Perish in Skydiving Training Tragedy

What: Padobranski klub Banja Luka Cessna 182P Skylane
Where: Zaluzani Airport, Bosnia
When: May 20, 2012
Who: 5 aboard
Why: A pilot, a skydiving instructor and three parachutists went up for a parachuting lesson. The plane they were in crashed right after takeoff. Those aboard the flight were Nemanja Goronja, Alen Crnalic, Stefan Karanovic, Nikola Stevic and Srdan Kosic.

Witnesses attempted to use fire extinguishers, but apparently a number of them failed to operate correctly.

Among the five victims was an eighteen year old parachutist who was aboard for his first jump. The tragic wreck occurred in front of horrified onlookers there to witness the skydiving. Firefighters, ambulance crews, and Gojko Vasic, the RS Police Director Nedeljko Lubura from Banja Luka PSC were on the scene. The parachutists were members of the Club Banjaluka.

The accident is under investigation.

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