Sergey Shipitsin. (photo credit: Screenshot/Instagram, SECTION 27A COPYRIGHT ACT)JERUSALEM POST STAFFWed, December 3, 2025 at 1:59 AM UTC·1 min readAshdod local Sergey Shipitsin, known online as “Jumping Buddha,” was known for posting daring parkour and extreme sports videos.
Israeli extreme sports enthusiast Sergey Shipitsin was killed in a gliding crash in Switzerland, N12 News reported on Tuesday.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementShipitsin, 35, was one of Israel’s most well-known parkour and paragliding enthusiasts.
He had been hiking in the Lauterbrunnen Valley in Switzerland for the past few weeks when his friends and family suddenly lost contact with him. His loved ones reported him missing to Swiss authorities, and his body was later found in the gliding area.
Israeli extreme sports enthusiast dies in gliding accident
Shipitsin, known as “Jumping Buddha” online, had amassed over 4,000 followers on Instagram. He was known for posting daring parkour and extreme sports videos.
He sparked controversy in 2023 in his hometown of Ashdod when he posted a video of himself jumping from a tall building in the city. At that time, he said that he “does it for fun.”
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThe Foreign Ministry and ZAKA 360 worked with Swiss authorities until Shipitsin’s body was found.
Shipitsin’s body was transported back to Israel and he will be buried in Sderot, where he had moved within the past few years.
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