Remains of missing skydiver believed found; body is attached to undeployed parachutes

Authorities said they soon hoped to make a positive identification of a body found Tuesday morning on a Riverside County farm, but the remains are believed to be those of a Russian parachutist who went missing after jumping from a plane two months ago.

"We haven't positively identified the remains," Sgt. Joe Borja told The Times. But he noted that "we're only missing one skydiver."

Vladimir Frolov, 50, was skydiving in Perris and was reported missing after he jumped from the plane Sept. 25. Borja said teams then scoured the area with search dogs, a helicopter and all-terrain vehicles for two days but were unable to find him.

The body since discovered was found attached to two undeployed parachutes, authorities told the Press-Enterprise, and there was a clear depression in the ground indicating impact.

The Perris area is a popular skydiving destination that attracts visitors from around the world.

Borja said officials would attempt to identify the remains through dental records. Anyone with information is asked to call investigator Glenn Johnson at (951) 210-1000.

-- Robert J. Lopez

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Comments

[Logic and Reason]

For anyone considering this, I belive that he was considered very good at it.

[Asian Larry]

"The body since discovered was found attached two undeployed parachutes, authorities told the Press-Enterprise,"

Did the authorities also include the poor grammer? Attached two, not attached to?

[puggn']

Darn. Sorry to hear that he met with such a tragic ending. When I first heard this story I was hoping that he was a Russian visitor just wishing to escape his current life and wanted to disappear and begin anew.

[God needs a starship]

@ Asian Larry

HA! I have noticed that this website (LA TIMES) has had many errors in grammar and spelling. I'm going to start calling them out on it. I wonder how they are editing these, if at all.

[Soo Oh (Web Producer, latimes.com)]

@ Asian Larry -- Thanks for pointing out that error!

@ God needs a starship -- We welcome readers' helpful tips and comments, and we definitely edit them when necessary. Please, start calling us out on it :)

[janaya]

He had TWO parachutes. A main and an emergency backup. Two say that "he was attached to two parachutes" would be a little redundant. Better leave the editing alone in this one fellas....

[Aardvark]

"...a clear depression in the ground indicating impact."

"...officials would attempt to identify the remains through dental records."

Ouch.

[Fire900]

Pssst... Asian Larry... it's spelled g-r-a-m-m-a-r, not grammer. (Those who live in glass houses...)

[Eric Bressler]

Another excellent reason why I'll never jump out of a perfectly good airplane.