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Champion hang-glider dead after midair collision with paraglider, building crash plunges him 11 stories
22 Nov 2025 09:18 GMT
A champion hang glider was killed in a freak accident after colliding with a paraglider in midair over Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday.
Two-time Brazilian hang-gliding champion Philip Eric Haegler, 59, was knocked off course by the collision, smashed into …
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Hang-Glider Dies After Colliding with Paraglider, Crashes into Building Before Falling 11 Stories
22 Nov 2025 03:26 GMT
A champion hang glider has died after a midair collision with a paraglider over Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Thursday. The collision knocked him off course, causing him to crash into the side of a building and plunge 11 stories to his death.
Philip Eric …
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Search underway for hang-glider who disappeared near NSW beach
27 Oct 2025 03:50 GMT
A search for an experienced hang glider missing off the New South Wales Mid North Coast has baffled authorities.
Emergency services began searching for the 59-year-old man yesterday afternoon after he disappeared shortly after launching off Lindeman's …
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Search ends: body believed to be missing 59-year-old hang-glider located
27 Oct 2025 03:34 GMT
A multi-agency search included Manning Great Lakes Police District, assisted by Marine Area Command, Surf Lifesaving NSW, Marine Rescue NSW, Fire and Rescue NSW, Rural Fire Service, NSW Ambulance and Toll Ambulance Rescue which conducted an aerial search.
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Deteriorating conditions hamper search for missing hang-glider off NSW coast
27 Oct 2025 02:42 GMT
A man is missing after reportedly losing altitude while hang gliding off the NSW Mid North Coast.
The 59-year-old took off at Lindeman's Point near Forster yesterday afternoon and has not been seen since.
A multi-agency land and water search is being …
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Rescue crews resume search for missing hang-glider in water off NSW mid-north coast
27 Oct 2025 00:45 GMT
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2 killed in hang-glider crash off Lookout Mountain
02 Oct 2025 05:09 GMT
Two people died Tuesday after a hang-gliding accident shortly after launching off of Lookout Mountain, according to the Tri-State Mutual Aid Association.
Officials said Dade County E911 received a call Tuesday at 10:40am reporting the crash and dispatched …
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Studio See: Hang-Gliding (1977) | ETV Classics
26 Aug 2025 14:13 GMT
On this episode of Studio See, we will learn how hang gliding became so popular. Learn about the usability of hang gliders and how to know which glider is right for you.
Later, we will learn about a camp for kids who have disabilities such as muscular …
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'This has been a long time coming': Paragliding, hang-gliding now permitted in Banff
22 Jul 2025 00:58 GMT
As of May 23, a three-year pilot program has finally taken off in the famed national park, allowing non-motorized paragliding and hang-gliding pilots to launch and land, under certain guidelines.
BANFF NATIONAL PARK – It’s been a long road to get wings in …
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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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