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<div>{{short description|British stuntman (1971–2013)}}<br />
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1971|04|13}}<br />
| birth_place = [[United Kingdom]]<br />
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2013|08|14|1971|04|13}}<ref name="Death Telegraph">{{cite web | url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/switzerland/10245002/Police-scour-video-footage-of-wingsuit-jump-that-killed-Olympics-James-Bond-stuntman.html | title=Police scour video footage of wingsuit jump that killed Olympics James Bond stuntman | work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] | date=15 August 2013 | accessdate=17 August 2013 | author=Marsden, Sam, Williams, Alexandra, and Goldhill, Olivia}}</ref><br />
| death_place = [[Mont Blanc]]<ref name="Death Telegraph"/><br />
| death_cause = [[Wingsuit flying]] accident<br />
| nationality = British<ref name="Standard">{{cite web | url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/london-olympics-stuntman-mark-sutton-is-killed-in-leap-from-helicopter-in-swiss-mountains-8762579.html | title=London Olympics stuntman Mark Sutton is killed in leap from helicopter in Swiss mountains | work=London Evening Standard | date=15 August 2013 | accessdate=17 August 2013 | author=Williams, Alexandra}}</ref><br />
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'''Mark Sutton''' (13 April 1971 – 14 August 2013)<ref name="Times obituary">{{cite news |url=http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/opinion/obituaries/article3848282.ece |title=Mark Sutton |newspaper=The Times |location=London|date=21 August 2013 |accessdate=27 August 2013 }} (subscription required).</ref> was a British [[Stunt performer|stuntman]] who took part in the [[2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony]] by parachuting from a helicopter above the stadium as [[James Bond]]. He died in a [[wingsuit flying]] accident near [[Les Grandes Otanes]] in Switzerland. He had been travelling at around 125 mph when he hit a ridge.<br />
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== Life ==<br />
Mark Sutton was the son of [[John_Sutton_(RAF_officer)|Air Marshal Sir John Matthias Dobson Sutton KCB]], former Lieutenant-Governor of the Island of Jersey, and Lady Angela Sutton. He was educated at [[Royal Military Academy Sandhurst]] where he won the Sword of Honour. He received an officer's commission in the [[6th Queen Elizabeth's Own Gurkha Rifles]] in December 1991, and served as an Army Officer until 1995.<ref name="Times obituary" /> Upon leaving the Army, he changed career and moved into finance in the city of London. When he died, Sutton was working as a consultant for [[The Royal Bank of Scotland]].<ref name="Death Telegraph"/><br />
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== London 2012 Olympics ==<br />
During a segment of the [[2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony|opening ceremony]] of the [[2012 Summer Olympics]] entitled "[[James Bond in film#Happy and Glorious|Happy and Glorious]]", Sutton served as a [[stunt double]] of [[James Bond]] on a helicopter in a filmed portion of the segment. Alongside his friend [[Gary Connery]] (who was The Queen's double for the segment), Sutton skydived out of the helicopter above the [[Olympic Stadium (London)|Olympic Stadium]].<ref name="Death Telegraph"/> Following the ceremony, the sequence was described as one of its highlights by the media.<ref name="Standard"/><ref name="harish20120727">{{cite news |first=Alon |last=Harish |work=[[ABC News]] |title=2012 London Olympics: Opening Ceremony Recounts British History – Then Rocks |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Sports/olympics/2012-london-olympics-begin-uk-history-lesson-complete/story?id=16873552&singlePage=true|date=27 July 2012 |accessdate=27 July 2012}}</ref><br />
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== Death ==<br />
In August 2013, Mark Sutton and 20 other top wingsuiters were invited to a three-day event in [[Chamonix]], France known as ''Helibase 74'', which was organised by Epic TV, a [[Web television|web TV channel]] specialising in extreme sports. In exchange for video footage of their flights, the website provided accommodations and helicopter access. On 14 August 2013, Sutton jumped alongside Tony Uragallo (both equipped with multiple video cameras) in a short "warm-up" flight near [[Les Grandes Otanes]] scheduled to last about a minute. However, tragedy struck only 20 seconds into the flight; as he jumped from the helicopter at {{convert|10800|ft|m}}, travelling at speeds of up to {{convert|155|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}, Sutton veered off-course and crashed into a mountain ridge.<ref name="Independent"/> A rescue helicopter arrived soon after Sutton hit the ground, but he was pronounced dead at the scene—Sutton's impact was so severe that a [[DNA test]] was required to identify his body, and a spokesperson stated that he had no chance of surviving the impact. While Sutton was equipped with a [[parachute]] during the flight for landing, it was left unused. As part of the investigation, the video footage from Uragallo's cameras were handed over to a [[Law enforcement in Switzerland|Swiss police unit]].<ref name="Death Telegraph"/><ref name="Independent">{{cite web | url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/focus-turns-to-wingsuiting-after-death-of-olympic-stuntman-mark-sutton-8763916.html | title=Focus turns to 'wingsuiting' after death of Olympic stuntman Mark Sutton | work=[[The Independent]] | date=15 August 2013 | accessdate=17 August 2013 | author=Gallagher, Paul}}</ref><br />
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An Epic TV spokesperson considered Sutton's death to be an accident, noting that two successful flights with other wingsuiters were held prior, and that they had planned to be "conservative" that day due to the large number of flights planned. The remaining participants in the event elected to continue on in honour of Sutton.<br />
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His death was regarded as a major [[List of fatalities due to wingsuit flying|loss to the community of wingsuit flying]], among whom he was considered to be one of the world's best.<ref name="epictv">{{cite web | url=http://daily.epictv.com/blog/2013/08/15/tragic-death-of-mark-sutton-at-wingsuit-gathering-in-swiss-alps/ | title=Tragic Death of Wingsuit Pilot Mark Sutton at Gathering in Swiss Alps | work=Epic TV Daily | date=14 August 2013 | accessdate=27 August 2013 | author=Cook, Trey | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130902050527/http://daily.epictv.com/blog/2013/08/15/tragic-death-of-mark-sutton-at-wingsuit-gathering-in-swiss-alps/ | archive-date=2 September 2013 | df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref name="Death Telegraph"/> Among those to pay tribute to Sutton were [[Sebastian Coe]], [[Gary Connery]]<ref name="BBC">{{cite web | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-23707434 | title=London 2012 parachutist Mark Sutton killed | work=[[BBC News]] | date=15 August 2013 | accessdate=17 August 2013}}</ref> and [[Danny Boyle]] who said that his death was a "huge loss to his profession".<ref name="Death Telegraph"/><br />
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[[Category:Wingsuit flight deaths]]</div>86.5.241.237https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mark_Sutton&diff=364047Mark Sutton2022-10-02T09:37:35Z<p>86.5.241.237: robot: Create/upgrade articles. If there is a mistake please report on my talk page.</p>
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<div>{{short description|British stuntman (1971–2013)}}<br />
{{EngvarB|date=September 2022}}<br />
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}}<br />
{{Infobox person<br />
| name = Mark Sutton<!-- include middle initial, if not specified in birth_name --><br />
| image = <!-- just the name, without the File: or Image: prefix or enclosing [[brackets]] --><br />
| image_size = <br />
| alt = <br />
| caption = <br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1971|04|13}}<br />
| birth_place = [[United Kingdom]]<br />
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2013|08|14|1971|04|13}}<ref name="Death Telegraph">{{cite web | url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/switzerland/10245002/Police-scour-video-footage-of-wingsuit-jump-that-killed-Olympics-James-Bond-stuntman.html | title=Police scour video footage of wingsuit jump that killed Olympics James Bond stuntman | work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] | date=15 August 2013 | accessdate=17 August 2013 | author=Marsden, Sam, Williams, Alexandra, and Goldhill, Olivia}}</ref><br />
| death_place = [[Mont Blanc]]<ref name="Death Telegraph"/><br />
| death_cause = [[Wingsuit flying]] accident<br />
| nationality = British<ref name="Standard">{{cite web | url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/london-olympics-stuntman-mark-sutton-is-killed-in-leap-from-helicopter-in-swiss-mountains-8762579.html | title=London Olympics stuntman Mark Sutton is killed in leap from helicopter in Swiss mountains | work=London Evening Standard | date=15 August 2013 | accessdate=17 August 2013 | author=Williams, Alexandra}}</ref><br />
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'''Mark Sutton''' (13 April 1971 – 14 August 2013)<ref name="Times obituary">{{cite news |url=http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/opinion/obituaries/article3848282.ece |title=Mark Sutton |newspaper=The Times |location=London|date=21 August 2013 |accessdate=27 August 2013 }} (subscription required).</ref> was a British [[Stunt performer|stuntman]] who took part in the [[2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony]] by parachuting from a helicopter above the stadium as [[James Bond]]. He died in a [[wingsuit flying]] accident near [[Les Grandes Otanes]] in Switzerland. He had been travelling at around 125 mph when he hit a ridge.<br />
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== Life ==<br />
Mark Sutton was the son of [[John_Sutton_(RAF_officer)|Air Marshal Sir John Matthias Dobson Sutton KCB]], former Lieutenant-Governor of the Island of Jersey, and Lady Angela Sutton. He was educated at [[Royal Military Academy Sandhurst]] where he won the Sword of Honour. He received an officer's commission in the [[6th Queen Elizabeth's Own Gurkha Rifles]] in December 1991, and served as an Army Officer until 1995.<ref name="Times obituary" /> Upon leaving the Army, he changed career and moved into finance in the city of London. When he died, Sutton was working as a consultant for [[The Royal Bank of Scotland]].<ref name="Death Telegraph"/><br />
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== London 2012 Olympics ==<br />
During a segment of the [[2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony|opening ceremony]] of the [[2012 Summer Olympics]] entitled "[[James Bond in film#Happy and Glorious|Happy and Glorious]]", Sutton served as a [[stunt double]] of [[James Bond]] on a helicopter in a filmed portion of the segment. Alongside his friend [[Gary Connery]] (who was The Queen's double for the segment), Sutton skydived out of the helicopter above the [[Olympic Stadium (London)|Olympic Stadium]].<ref name="Death Telegraph"/> Following the ceremony, the sequence was described as one of its highlights by the media.<ref name="Standard"/><ref name="harish20120727">{{cite news |first=Alon |last=Harish |work=[[ABC News]] |title=2012 London Olympics: Opening Ceremony Recounts British History – Then Rocks |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Sports/olympics/2012-london-olympics-begin-uk-history-lesson-complete/story?id=16873552&singlePage=true|date=27 July 2012 |accessdate=27 July 2022}}</ref><br />
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== Death ==<br />
In August 2013, Mark Sutton and 20 other top wingsuiters were invited to a three-day event in [[Chamonix]], France known as ''Helibase 74'', which was organised by Epic TV, a [[Web television|web TV channel]] specialising in extreme sports. In exchange for video footage of their flights, the website provided accommodations and helicopter access. On 14 August 2013, Sutton jumped alongside Tony Uragallo (both equipped with multiple video cameras) in a short "warm-up" flight near [[Les Grandes Otanes]] scheduled to last about a minute. However, tragedy struck only 20 seconds into the flight; as he jumped from the helicopter at {{convert|10800|ft|m}}, travelling at speeds of up to {{convert|155|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}, Sutton veered off-course and crashed into a mountain ridge.<ref name="Independent"/> A rescue helicopter arrived soon after Sutton hit the ground, but he was pronounced dead at the scene—Sutton's impact was so severe that a [[DNA test]] was required to identify his body, and a spokesperson stated that he had no chance of surviving the impact. While Sutton was equipped with a [[parachute]] during the flight for landing, it was left unused. As part of the investigation, the video footage from Uragallo's cameras were handed over to a [[Law enforcement in Switzerland|Swiss police unit]].<ref name="Death Telegraph"/><ref name="Independent">{{cite web | url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/focus-turns-to-wingsuiting-after-death-of-olympic-stuntman-mark-sutton-8763916.html | title=Focus turns to 'wingsuiting' after death of Olympic stuntman Mark Sutton | work=[[The Independent]] | date=15 August 2013 | accessdate=17 August 2013 | author=Gallagher, Paul}}</ref><br />
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An Epic TV spokesperson considered Sutton's death to be an accident, noting that two successful flights with other wingsuiters were held prior, and that they had planned to be "conservative" that day due to the large number of flights planned. The remaining participants in the event elected to continue on in honour of Sutton.<br />
<br />
His death was regarded as a major [[List of fatalities due to wingsuit flying|loss to the community of wingsuit flying]], among whom he was considered to be one of the world's best.<ref name="epictv">{{cite web | url=http://daily.epictv.com/blog/2013/08/15/tragic-death-of-mark-sutton-at-wingsuit-gathering-in-swiss-alps/ | title=Tragic Death of Wingsuit Pilot Mark Sutton at Gathering in Swiss Alps | work=Epic TV Daily | date=14 August 2013 | accessdate=27 August 2013 | author=Cook, Trey | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130902050527/http://daily.epictv.com/blog/2013/08/15/tragic-death-of-mark-sutton-at-wingsuit-gathering-in-swiss-alps/ | archive-date=2 September 2013 | df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref name="Death Telegraph"/> Among those to pay tribute to Sutton were [[Sebastian Coe]], [[Gary Connery]]<ref name="BBC">{{cite web | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-23707434 | title=London 2012 parachutist Mark Sutton killed | work=[[BBC News]] | date=15 August 2013 | accessdate=17 August 2022}}</ref> and [[Danny Boyle]] who said that his death was a "huge loss to his profession".<ref name="Death Telegraph"/><br />
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==References==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb name|5368766}}<br />
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sutton, Mark}}<br />
[[Category:1971 births]]<br />
[[Category:2013 deaths]]<br />
[[Category:Accidental deaths in Switzerland]]<br />
[[Category:British stunt performers]]<br />
[[Category:Royal Gurkha Rifles officers]]<br />
[[Category:Wingsuit flight deaths]]</div>86.5.241.237