Not unheard of though. German politician Jürgen Möllemann, after running into lots of political difficulties and resigning, died parachuting in 2003. It's uncle

Not unheard of though. German politician Jürgen Möllemann, after running into lots of political difficulties and resigning, died parachuting in 2003. It's unclear whether it was an accident or suicide. (He opened the main chute, cut it off, and did not open the reserve. The AAD was not switched on. EDIT to add: When the other jumpers did a gear check, he went to "get a glas of water".) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jürgen_Möllemann https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jürgen_Möllemann