NESSEBAR - A tragic accident claimed the life of an eight-year-old boy today at noon on South Beach in Nessebar, the Regional Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Burgas announced. The boy died after falling from a parachute towed by a motorboat, which calls into question the safety measures for such attractions.
At the time of the incident, which shocked the public, three individuals who organized the flights were detained at the Nessebar police station. A pre-trial investigation has been initiated into the case to investigate all the circumstances that led to the fatal outcome. This includes checking compliance with safety rules, the qualification of the operators, and the technical condition of the equipment.
According to initial data provided by the police, the child, who is from the town of Razlog, fell into the water from a height of between 40 and 50 meters. Despite immediate resuscitation efforts undertaken on the spot, attempts to save him were unsuccessful, and he passed away.
Particularly alarming is the information that the child was in the air together with his mother. As the parachute was descending, for unknown reasons, only the child fell into the sea, while his mother remained in the air. This detail will be crucial in the course of the investigation, which must establish how this separation occurred and whether any of the basic safety rules for water attractions were violated.
The tragic incident once again raises the question of the regulation and control of such recreational activities along the Bulgarian Black Sea coast, which attract thousands of tourists but are often associated with increased risk. The detention of the three organizers is the first step toward clarifying responsibility for what happened, but it remains to be seen whether broader measures will be taken to ensure the safety of tourists in the future.