Unfortunately, today Tuesday 18th April, a Spanish pilot misjudged his approach to Velilla Beach in Almuñécar and ended up, dangling from a tree.
Tag Archive for paraglider
Otivar Paragliding Accident
by Martin Myall •
Just before 16.00h a Polish paraglider misjudged his landing above Otívar and came down in a barranco – a large turn out of the emergency services took part in his rescue.
Paragliding Death
by Vivienne Hughes •
A 61-year-old man died on Sunday the 2nd when his motorised paraglider developed an engine fault over a beach in Murcia, causing the engine to fail completely.
Polish Paraglider Dies
by Vivienne Hughes •
A 52-year-old paraglider pilot from Poland died on the 23rd near Loja after plummeting some 100 metres. The accident occurred shortly after take off.
Dutch Paraglider Injured
by Martin Myall •
A 56-year-old paragliding enthusiast from the Netherlands was injured on the last Sunday of February after taking off from Otivar.
Paragliding Accident
by Vivienne Hughes •
A paraglider pilot was taken to Motril hospital after he lost control of the motorized apparatus and collided with a lamppost. The incident occurred in the beach area of Motril.
Another Paragliding Accident
by Vivienne Hughes •
A 30-year-old paraglider plummeted around 25 metres onto the Playa El Pozuelo in Taramay, Almuñécar on the 29th of December. He was taken to the Motril area hospital by helicopter.
German Paraglider Pilot Rescued
by Martin Myall •
The man, aged between 40 and 50, was taken to Motril hospital in a badly injured state after coming down in a barranco near Taramay, not far from construction work on the A-7 autovia
Paragliding Accident in La Herradura
by Martin Myall •
A 56-year-old man of British nationality had suffered a small accident when coming in to land on La Herradura beach. Fortunately, he was not seriously injured, despite the 4-metre drop when the parachute partially collapsed.