HORRIFYING PICTURE BELOW:
THIS is the horrifying moment an Australian pensioner falls to his death in front of shocked sunbathers while parasailing.
Roger John Hussey, 70, had gone up on the water sports attraction on Kata Beach in Phuket, Thailand, this afternoon at around 2pm local time.
But within moments he plunged more than 100ft into the shallow water below as dozens of people watched on in horror.
Emergency services rushed John to the Patong Hospital but he was pronounced dead a short time later.
Lt Col Suwisit Keereerak, deputy chief inspector of Karon Police Station, said officers had now launched a probe into the accident.
The boat operator and the staff member on the parasail were arrested and charged with recklessness leading to death.
They were named as the parasilor Rungroj Rakscheep, 38, and Montien Chandeng, 45, the boat captain.
They reportedly told police that Mr Hussey accidentally pulled on a hook which unstrapped his harness. This caused him to fall to the sea below.
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