Carl Lundström, co-founder and early backer of the notorious file-sharing website The Pirate Bay, has died following a plane crash in the Slovenian highlands. He was 64 years old.

The co-founder and financial backer of file-sharing website The Pirate Bay, Carl Lundstrom, has died after a plane he was flying crashed in Northern Slovenia. Lundstrom was flying solo.

Carl Lundstrom, the first financial supporter of The Pirate Bay (TPB), has died following a plane crash in the Slovenian mountains.

Pirate Bay co-founder Carl Lundstrom dies in Slovenia plane crash - Bad weather prevents rescue teams from discovering body until a day after crash

Carl Lundström, the Swedish businessman and early financial backer of The Pirate Bay, tragically lost his life in a plane crash while piloting his Piper Mooney Ovation M20R. Lundström, 64, was flying from Zagreb, Croatia, to Zurich, Switzerland, when his aircraft crashed into a wooden cabin in the Velika Planina mountains of northern Slovenia.

Swedish businessman Carl Lundström, co-founder of illegal file-sharing site The Pirate Bay, has died in an aeroplane crash in Slovenia, according to the far-right party he was linked to.

Swedish entrepreneur Karl Lundström, co-founder of the Pirate Bay, was killed in a a crash with his aircraft in Slovenia, according to the right-wing party he was affiliated with.

Reports indicate Lundström — one of the main primary financiers of website The Pirate Bay — died in an incident involving his own private aeroplane. View on euronews