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Thailand: former Italian pilot jumped out of a plane to commit suicide

Bangkok, Thailand - He was suffering from the final stages of leukaemia

A former Italian pilot last weekend committed suicide jumping out of a plane over the Gulf of Thailand: Andrea Petersek, 45, was suffering from leukaemia, so on Saturday he rented a small plane and jumped out while the aircraft was about 200 metre. His body has been found yesterday by some fishermen off the coast of Pattaya, a well-known resort town. It seems the man tried in vain to rent for an unmanned...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 109319
Rome, Italy, 12/07/2004 14:01
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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