Jimi Heselden was a British entrepreneur and philanthropist, best known for owning Segway Inc., the company that produced the Segway personal transporter. He tragically died on September 26, 2010, in an accidental fall from a cliff while riding a Segway near his home in West Yorkshire, England.
- Heselden was riding a Segway X2 (an off-road model) along a pathway near his property.
- He reportedly tried to make way for a dog walker and accidentally reversed off a 30-foot cliff into the River Wharfe.
- Emergency services recovered his body, but he was pronounced dead at the scene.
- The official inquest ruled his death as an accident, with no signs of foul play.
- Heselden was a former coal miner who became a self-made millionaire by inventing the Hesco bastion, a collapsible wire-mesh container filled with sand or earth, used for military fortifications.
- He was a generous philanthropist, donating millions to charity, including organizations supporting injured soldiers.
- His death was widely publicized due to the irony of dying while riding a Segway, the very product his company manufactured.
