Paragliding

China Digest, November 14, 2012

14 Nov 2012

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Miscalculated

I refer to the report headlined, 'Helicopter rescues paraglider in tree' (South China Morning Post, October 7).

There was no crash, there was no tree, there were no injuries.

3:46PM

Flier hurt

A PARAGLIDER hurt his chest and leg when he crash-landed on a remote hillside near Ma On Shan Country Park. Philippe Renebaszin, 44, from France, was stranded on the slope about 200 metres above...

6:08AM

Change in rules after death of paraglider

A BAN on paragliding will start 30 minutes before sunset following the death of one of the territory's most experienced paragliders who, according to an inquiry's conclusions, misjudged his...

8:46PM

Cathay pilot dies in paraglider accident

A BOARD of inquiry will be set up to look into the death of an experienced paraglider who plunged on to a concrete path after reportedly losing control of his parachute in Sai Kung yesterday.

11:02AM

Daring duo in happy landing

LOCALS gawked, tourists rejoiced and eagles dived for cover yesterday as Hong Kong's bumbling, charity-earning paragliders buzzed into Beijing alive after their 2,500-kilometre 'Flight for Sight'...

3:27AM

Glider recovers

FRENCH national, Philippe Claudet Quinet, who was injured in a paragliding accident in Shek O on Sunday, was discharged from hospital yesterday. His friend Eran Efrat, from Israel, was in stable...

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