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Police name Perthshire parachute death man as David Ball | Police name Perthshire parachute death man as David Ball |
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Police have named a 56-year-old parachutist who was killed after a jump in Perthshire. | Police have named a 56-year-old parachutist who was killed after a jump in Perthshire. |
He was David Ball, from Barnton in Edinburgh. | He was David Ball, from Barnton in Edinburgh. |
Tayside Police were called to Strathallan airfield near Auchterarder at around 13:00 on Saturday. It is thought the dead man's parachute failed to open properly. | Tayside Police were called to Strathallan airfield near Auchterarder at around 13:00 on Saturday. It is thought the dead man's parachute failed to open properly. |
Representatives of the British Parachute Association have been assisting with the investigation. | Representatives of the British Parachute Association have been assisting with the investigation. |
A Tayside Police spokesman said: "Relevant inquiries are ongoing into the incident and as with all unexpected deaths, a report will be submitted to the procurator fiscal." | A Tayside Police spokesman said: "Relevant inquiries are ongoing into the incident and as with all unexpected deaths, a report will be submitted to the procurator fiscal." |
Mr Ball was an experienced skydiver who had posted photographs on Facebook of himself taking part in the sport in various parts of Europe. | |
He lists himself as being a director of IT at Bank Coop, and a director of his own DCB Consulting Ltd firm. | |
He has formerly been employed as a director of IT and procurement at Tesco, the head of group technology at HBOS and as the head of corporate banking at Bank of Scotland. |