Famous Canadian rapper, Jon James has been confirmed dead. According to his management team, he lost his life after falling from the wing of a flying plane he was walking on during a music video shoot
Prior to his death, the 33 year old was known as a competitive freeskier an for carrying out extreme stunt
A statement released b the team read;
“He had trained intensely for this stunt but as Jon got further out onto the wing of the plane, it caused the small Cessna to go into a downward spiral that the pilot couldn’t correct,” said the statement, published alongside an online fundraiser to raise money for funeral costs and to release James’s new music.
“Jon held onto the wing until it was too late, and by the time he let go, he didn’t have time to pull his chute.”
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police confirmed they responded to “the sudden death of a parachuter” on Saturday evening.
CTV reported the plane and its pilot landed safely.
