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Newhaven RNLI confirms ‘false alarm’ after report of red hang-glider in sea near Seaford Head
30 May 2025 18:37 GMT
Newhaven RNLI have confirmed that a report of a hang-glider in the sea near Seaford Head was a ‘false alarm’.
On Sunday, May 18, HM Coastguard requested the launch of Newhaven RNLI’s inshore-lifeboat following a report of a red hang-glider ditching into …
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Hang-gliding in Australia: Top spots, safety, and more"
29 May 2025 09:59 GMT
Australia has several prime locations for hang-gliding, each presenting unique views and conditions.
The Great Ocean Road in Victoria is famous for its dramatic cliffs and ocean views.
In New South Wales, Stanwell Park offers the best wind conditions and …
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Hang-glider pilot rescued in Utah mountains after being blown off course
13 May 2025 21:05 GMT
Paraglider Cristiano Piquet shares the story of rescuing a woman stranded in a Florida canal after her vehicle fell into the water.
BOUNTIFUL, Utah – A hang-glider pilot was found safe in the rugged terrain of Utah's mountains after strong winds pushed …
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Hang-gliding pioneer tried to save Topanga home. His friends never heard from him again
12 Jan 2025 16:32 GMT
A hang glider for four decades, 69-year-old Arthur Simoneau was a calculated risk-taker. And so, as residents fled the Pacific Palisades fire Tuesday, Simoneau headed closer to the inferno.
He was returning from a ski trip in Mammoth when he learned of the …
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Bill Moyes, daredevil hang-glider known as ‘birdman of Australia’
06 Dec 2024 04:55 GMT
Molly Moyes gazed down at her battered husband lying strapped to a stretcher, his face twisted in pain with blood on his forehead, and pleaded with him in future to keep his feet on the ground. It was September 1970 and Bill Moyes, the “birdman of …
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Hang-gliding cat took to the skies in amazing retro find
08 Nov 2024 14:05 GMT
RETRO FIND: Hang-gliding cat soared the skies in 1981
Who said that flying is just for the birds?
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Hang gliding is *** popular sport. And at Marina Beach, people bring their …
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Sydney’s ‘birdman’ who pioneered foot-launched hang-gliding
01 Nov 2024 00:21 GMT
He became the star attraction at waterski shows. At one, an eyewitness reported: “Everybody, all 20,000 of them, just gasped. There was a deathly silence [as he went] in a glide … and landed right at the edge of the water. He just stepped straight onto the …
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Man in Pennsylvania killed in hang-glider crash
31 Oct 2024 01:10 GMT
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PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A man in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, was killed in a hang-glider crash on Monday, officials said.
David Haughwout, of Belleville, died after crashing his …
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Coroner identifies 68-year-old man dead killed in hang-glider crash
30 Oct 2024 14:51 GMT
AND NEW AT NOON A HANG GLIDER CRASH IN MIFFLIN COUNTY LEFT ONE PERSON DEAD. THE CRASH HAPPENED JUST BEFORE FOUR YESTERDAY AFTERNOON ON BLOCK JACKS MOUNTAIN ROAD. STATE POLICE SAY THE VICTIM IS A 68 YEAR OLD MAN FROM BELLVILLE, BUT HIS NAME HAS NOT BEEN …
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Belleville man killed in hang-gliding accident
30 Oct 2024 04:14 GMT
BELLEVILLE — A 68-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene of a hang-gliding accident Monday afternoon.
According to a release from Mifflin County Coroner Andrea L. Alcalde, David C. Haugwout was operating an Aeros Hang Glider when the aircraft lost …