Biathlon coach Alexander Kasperovitch in a chat with , he admitted he couldn’t believe the 25-year-old died Igor Malinovsky in a plane crash in Kamchatka.
Five-time junior world champion Malinovsky was at the controls of a helicopter that crashed in Kamchatka on July 16. The Russian Emergencies Ministry said none of the three passengers on board survived.
“It’s a very big loss for us. Also, this boy came to us quite young in the team. He was trained and practically, as you know, they snatched his own child. We’re sorry that such an accident happened. Condolences to all. There was so much positive in him, the desire to live, to fly… It’s very difficult to say something now. Are helicopters a risky business? “But not only helicopters. Our whole life is very risky. Anything can happen. I don’t even know how it all happened. I can’t believe it all happened. We knew this very well type. And now it was before my eyes that he first came to us for a training camp in Ulyanovsk. Everything is flying now, flying in my head, Kasperovich told .
Earlier it was reported that the Robinson RA-07350 helicopter, piloted by Malinovsky, took off on July 16 along the Milkovo – Valley of Geysers – Caldera of the Uzon volcano route. Later, the helicopter stopped communicating. On Sunday, the vehicle was found burnt down by Kamchatka rescuers. The Russian Biathlon Union (RBU) has confirmed Malinovsky’s death.
Source : MatchTV
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