A bad accident: Skydiver lands in the middle of a monkey enclosure

Netherlands - It went badly for a skydiver on Saturday evening in Rhenen inthe Netherlands. He landed in the middle of a zoo enclosure!

Instead of landing on the soccer pitch (circle), the parachutist landed in the neighboring zoo.
Instead of landing on the soccer pitch (circle), the parachutist landed in the neighboring zoo.  © Screenshot/Google Maps

The man landed in the Ouwehands Dierenpark right next to the monkeys, as the Dutch portal"Nos" reports.

The parachutist was actually supposed to land on a neighboring soccer pitch in the center circle. The club had booked the man to celebrate the opening of the new artificial pitch.

And the unlucky bird had a stroke of luck with the primates, as zoo director Robin de Lange explains: "100 meters further and he would have landed in the elephant or lion enclosure."

The zoo now wants to talk to the association to avoid similar incidents. "It was really a bit scary," says De Lange. "It really should never happen again."

It is unclear why the parachutist flew away.