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IrelandBeginner paraglider was receiving radio guidance before fatal Japan crash
Police are investigating the circumstances of a solo flight at Shiozuka Highland in Ehime Prefecture.
JapanStory of Why this story? One of 日テレNEWS's most watched videos since yesterday, with 298,994 views.
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【パラグライダー墜落】1人でフライトの女性死亡 初心者向けコースで練習後に 愛媛･四国中央市
A woman flying alone after a morning paragliding lesson was receiving instructions by radio from an instructor when she crashed, according to Japan's Nippon Television News (日テレNEWS).
The report says the 55-year-old company employee had practised on a beginner course before taking the solo flight at Shiozuka Highland in Shikokuchuo, Ehime Prefecture, on the island of Shikoku. An emergency call reporting that a paraglider had fallen during flight came at around 2:30 p.m. on November 8. She was taken to hospital, where she was confirmed dead.
Footage shows a highland landscape covered in tall silver grass, followed by police vehicles and forensic investigators examining the paragliding site. The November 9 broadcast says police were investigating suspected professional negligence resulting in death and working to establish the detailed cause of the crash. It does not identify what caused the paraglider to fall.
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