The death roll, the incredible accident

When the emergencies crews reached Denis and Vladimir, both were still alive. The rescue mission was hard – in places stretchers had to be dragged through snow. Denis Burakov, who was 27, died on his way to hospital. Vladimir Shcherbov, 33, suffered a concussion and several minor injuries; his condition is serious but life is out of danger.

Sadly, the man who went in a holiday with his wife died in this accident, people call it the "death roll".

Sergey Loginov, deputy director of Z-orb, the largest supplier of zorbs in Russia, say that the zorbing run that killed Denis was in violation of all safety rules, moreover it could kill many more tourists not just them. 

The activity requires a groomed gentle slope with fences or nets on both sides of the track as well as a secure spot at the bottom where the orb can be safely halt, he said, but none of this was the case at Dombay.