10 February 2012, 21:53 (GMT+04:00)

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Georgian tobogganer's dead body to be brought to Georgia Feb 17

Georgia, Tbilisi, Feb 15 / Trend N. Kirtshalia /

The body of the Georgian tobogganer will be brought to Georgia on Feb. 17. A special plane will fetch dead body from Canada, the Olympic delegation of Georgia told the journalists.

The government takes all the costs upon themselves.

Nodar Kumaritashvili, a member of the Olympic team of Georgia, tobogganer, lost control while descending and his toboggan cut into the board at a speed of 150 kilometers an hour. Kumaritashvili fell out of the toboggan and collided with a steel construction. The 21-year-old sportsman died as a result.

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