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

A thrill-seeking dad was killed in a zorbing accident when he fell off a cliff in a giant inflatable ball.

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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.

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