He failed to open his parachute in time
A Canadian rapper has died while filming an airborne stunt for a music video.
34-year-old Jon James McMurray fell from the wing of the plane he was walking across and rapping.
According to Murray’s manager, Ryan Desrochers, the small Cessna plane went into a downward spiral. Murray held onto the wing for too long, and once he had let go, there was not enough time for him to open his parachute.
Desrochers said Murray had trained “intensively” for the stunt.
A close friend of Murray echoed his manager’s words. “He planned for everything. It should have been straightforward, Rory Wayne Bushfield told The Vancouver Star. “It’s one of those things. We’re not really sure what happened.”
The incident happened on Saturday, in British Columbia.
Jon James McMurray’s management team sent out a statement saying the stunt rapper died while filming for a music video. pic.twitter.com/sUfiNOrWS6
— Megan Turcato (@meganturcato) October 22, 2018
We are finding out more about the death of “stunt rapper” Jon James McMurray over the weekend. His body was found in a hay field on this Westwold family farm by a member of the farm family. pic.twitter.com/9LPxlwvvYT
— Megan Turcato (@meganturcato) October 22, 2018
Calgary-born Murray rapped under the name Jon James. He had previously been a professional skier, but after suffering a broken back turned to music.
He’d jumped out of planes in previous music videos.
“His passion for making music videos and performing stunts were combined, and Jon pushed music in a new direction that was uncharted territory,” said his team in a statement.
