The China Post
Date: August 28, 2016
By: The China Post news staff
A man died in a paragliding accident in Puli, Nantou County on Saturday, with initial investigations
The body of a man who fell to his death in a paragliding accident is shown in this photo taken in Nantou County on Saturday, Aug. 27. (CNA)
pointing to a failed takeoff.
The paraglider took off from Puli’s Hushan — a popular location for the sport — spiraling to heights of up to 200 meters before crashing to the ground below, reports say.
One side of the paraglider’s wing snagged while the man surnamed Lu, who was about 50 years old, was in the air.
Before Lu could attempt to resolve the problem, he plummeted to the ground, crashing into a mountain slope used by local paragliders for takeoff.
Other reports suggested that Lu had glided into turbulent air space, leaving him unable to completely open the wings of his paraglider. Eyewitnesses reported seeing Lu rapidly spiraling in the air before falling. [FULL STORY]
