Zorbing gone wrong: Father of two dies after ball plunges off cliff

Denis Burakov was powerless to stop the ball rolling down a mountain and died after breaking his neck and spine.u00a0But miraculously a second man inside the zorb, Vladamir Shcherbov, escaped with only concussion, cuts and bruises.

u00a0Dad-of-two Denis died when the zorb rolled out of control at a ski-resort in southern Russia.u00a0The huge ball was supposed to come to a stop at the bottom of the specially-made run - but veered away and off a cliff.

Zorbing gone awry: The zorb veered off the course and Denis Burakov, who was inside, broke his spine and neck. Representation Pic

The horrific accident was filmed by one friend while others watched from the top of the run.u00a0u00a0As Denis and Vladamir get strapped in, a friend can be heard saying, "Denis, you'll be like Jackie Chan in the Armour of God movie!"

An instructor is heard saying that the zorb "cannot go that far" and that there is someone to catch it at the bottom.u00a0The video shows the ball jerking to the right before it careers off to the left and leaves the run.

Local police commander Sergei Shuvayev said the zorb travelled ‘one-and-a-half kilometres, jumping on the rocks and hitting them'.u00a0Rescuers eventually reached the pair after they had come to rest on a frozen lake at the resort of Dombai.u00a0Denis was still breathing at this point, but died on his way to hospital.