For Immediate Release: 10 January 2025
Contact: Louis Stanford
Organisation: South African Hang-gliding and Paragliding Association (SAHPA)
Mobile: +27 79 1439009
Email: louis.stanford@gmail.com
Website: www.sahpa.co.za/press-releases
On the afternoon of Thursday 09 January 2025, a 64 year old recreational paraglider pilot visiting from Switzerland died of his injuries after an accident near Porterville. The Search and Rescue was co-ordinated by the Aeronautical Rescue Co-ordination Centre (ARCC) and was conducted by Metro EMS Rescue and AMS.
There are no known witnesses and the cause of the accident is not yet known. The Accident and Incident Investigation Division (AIID) has been notified, and SAHPA will be conducting an accident investigation.
Update: it is understood that the pilot was discovered in the Waterval Nature Reserve near Tulbagh.
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