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"Danny Boyle has paid tribute to the stuntman who parachuted into the London 2012 Olympics Opening Ceremony dressed as James Bond. Mark Sutton was killed in an air accident this week while wing-diving near Martigny on the Swiss-French border.   The Trance director, who oversaw the Opening Ceremony, described the 42-year-old as &amp;quot;wonderful&amp;quot; and praised his role in the spectacular show. &amp;quot;Such sad news about the wonderful Mark Sutton. As one of the world&amp;#039;s top skydivers and stuntmen, his death is a huge loss to his profession,&amp;quot; Boyle told the London Evening Standard. &amp;quot;In a brilliant partnership with Gary Connery they made the stadium gasp at the Opening Ceremony in London 2012 and left indelible memories for people from all walks of life all over the world.  &amp;quot;They were a delight to work with and after each practice jump brought their cheery, care-free smiles into the stadium control room. Their courage, professionalism and modesty were always a boost for those of us locked inside the park. &amp;quot;Disciplined and brave in situations most of us would find terrifying, Mark was also a gentle and thoughtful man. The show was built from so many contributions from so many people, none finer and braver than Mark Sutton.&amp;quot; Boyle concluded: &amp;quot;On behalf of everyone in the show we were all honoured to have worked with him and to have known him as a friend and a professional. All our thoughts are with his family, friends and colleagues. Thank you Mark.&amp;quot; London 2012 Olympics Opening Ceremony:  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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