Coach at the Pančevo Kayak and Canoe Club. At a training session on the Tamiš on 12 August 2025, he stood up on his board to protect children from a jet ski rider who, according to the indictment, rammed into him several times and lightly injured him. He has said publicly that the first police patrol let the rider go, that it was he who had his paddle confiscated, and that he expects a criminal complaint to be filed against him. As of April 2026, he says, neither he nor the children had received an apology.