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Famous russian ballet-dancer falls from balcony because he "lost his balance".
Don't you hate that when it happens to you? You go out onto the balcony to have a smoke, and when you try to come back in, you lose your balance and tumble over the railing.
https://people.com/vladimir-shklyarov-dead-russian-ballet-star-dies-at-39-8746824
Vladimir Shklyarov, an acclaimed Russian ballet dancer, has died. He was 39.
Shklyarov died on Saturday, Nov. 16, after falling from the fifth floor of a building, Anna Kasatkina, a representative for the Mariinsky Theatre in Saint Petersburg, Russia, told local news outlet Fontanka.
The incident took place while Shklyarov was on painkillers prior to a spinal surgery scheduled for Monday, Nov. 18, Kasatkina said.
Kasatkina did not immediately respond to PEOPLE's request for comment.
While a federal investigation has been launched to investigate Shklyarov's death, "the preliminary cause" has been ruled an accident, according to Russian news agency RIA Novosti.
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She said he "went out onto the balcony to get some air and smoke" and "lost his balance."
Shklyarov died on Saturday, Nov. 16, after falling from the fifth floor of a building, Anna Kasatkina, a representative for the Mariinsky Theatre in Saint Petersburg, Russia, told local news outlet Fontanka.
The incident took place while Shklyarov was on painkillers prior to a spinal surgery scheduled for Monday, Nov. 18, Kasatkina said.
Kasatkina did not immediately respond to PEOPLE's request for comment.
While a federal investigation has been launched to investigate Shklyarov's death, "the preliminary cause" has been ruled an accident, according to Russian news agency RIA Novosti.
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She said he "went out onto the balcony to get some air and smoke" and "lost his balance."
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