Young man jumps from building with a homemade parachute and dies before his mother

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Encouraged by his mother, a 15-year-old boy died after being thrown from a 14th floor using only a homemade parachute in Ukraine.
The boy identified as Bogdan wanted to overcome a record by only throwing himself with a homemade parachute.
In social networks circulates a video captured at the time of the tragedy.

Local media indicate that witnesses, including his mother, encouraged Bogdan to jump in to test the improvised parachute and brag about the viral challenge in social networks.
According to eyewitness reports, despite the fact that his mother and other relatives were gathered under the building, no one called the police before the tragedy.

Source: Excelsior