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Mon 27 Sep 2010 09.01 EDT. The flamboyant former miner at the head of the Segway scooter company has died in a freak accident by sliding on one of the miniature two-wheelers off a cliff. Jimi.
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A year later Heselden died after falling off of a cliff while riding one of the devices.. and Dean Kamen, left, inventor of the Segway human transporter, join with others for a news conference.
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Jim Heselden, known locally as Jimi, acquired the Segway company from its U.S. inventor Dean Kamen in December 2009. According to the British media, Heselden, 62, plunged into the River Wharfe.
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Jimi Heselden, the owner of the Segway company, died on Sunday after he rode a Segway off a cliff at his estate in Britain. His death appears to be an accident—police say they do not believe.
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JJ Sutherland Jimi Heselden, the owner of Segway, apparently drove one of the personal transport devices off a cliff and into a river. He was killed. Police say they do not suspect foul play..
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27 September 2010 The millionaire owner of the Segway company has died after falling from cliffs while riding one of his firm's motorised scooters. Jimi Heselden, 62, crashed into the River.
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Coroner David Hinchcliff said the boss of the Segway company apparently died due to this "act of courtesy". Mr Heselden fell more than 42ft from a footpath above the river Wharfe near Boston.
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LONDON James W. Heselden, a British businessman who invented and sold fortification containers for flood control and military protection and who owned the company that makes Segway electric.
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Jimi Heselden, 62, was found dead in a river after plunging 80 feet over a limestone cliff near his home. He was riding a rugged country version of the two-wheeled Segway when tragedy struck..
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Jimi Heselden, 62, dies in freak accident. The Segway, of course, caused a sensation in tech circles a decade ago. Wild rumors about inventor Dean Kamen's creation, dubbed "Ginger," preceded.
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Published September 27, 2010. Comments ( 282) Just like the countless innovators, explorers and fine people killed in a Frankensteinian way by their own inventions, the current owner of Segway.
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Dean Lawrence Kamen (born April 5, 1951) is an American engineer, inventor, and businessman. He is known for his invention of the Segway and iBOT, as well as founding the non-profit organization FIRST with Woodie Flowers. Kamen holds over 1,000 patents.
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Heselden was worth close to $265 million and ranked 395th on the Sunday Times Rich List. He bought the Segway company less than a year ago from its U.S. inventor Dean Kamen.
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Multi-millionaire Jimi Heselden, the owner of Segway Inc. since December 2009, has died after reportedly driving a Segway scooter off a cliff and into a river. The fatal accident allegedly occurred at Heselden's West Yorkshire estate, according to the Daily Mail. He was "using one of the machines--which use gyroscopes to remain upright and are.
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by Wendy Johnson Published on February 25, 2023 3 min read When he died, Jimi Heselden was the CEO of Segway, an EV company that produced self-balancing electric scooters. His fatal accident was so bizarre it's hard to believe it's true.
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27 September 2010 The millionaire owner of the Segway company has died after falling from cliffs while riding one of his firm's motorised scooters. Jimi Heselden, 62, crashed into the River.