Canadian tourist loses his life on Mount Kilimanjaro

It is reported that the Canadian died because he failed to open the parachute. The news was revealed by an official in Tanzania.

The accident occurred on Saturday at about nine o'clock in the morning when its parachute was not opened. He had climbed to the highest African peak on September 20th, while aiming to descend through paragladism”, official Paschal Shelutte said.

Paragladism on Mount Kilimanjaro is highly popular activity. Tourists in this country enjoy the view of a wonderful nature through paragladism, but such accidents are rare.

About 50,000 tourists visit Mount Kilimanjaro every year. Furthermore, tourism is Tanzania's main financial source of about $2.5 billion annually, writes “Reuters”