Overview
- Police received a call at 2:57 p.m. Saturday reporting a paraglider had crashed into a farm field near 127th Street and Ridge Road in Plainfield.
- The Kendall County Coroner’s Office identified the pilot as 21-year-old Giovanni Lopez of Woodridge and pronounced him dead at the scene.
- Bystanders assisted the injured pilot until Oswego paramedics arrived and attempted lifesaving measures before the coroner responded.
- Plainfield police detectives and the Kendall County coroner are actively investigating the incident and have not released further details about the flight or equipment.
- Reporting so far is limited to official statements and on-scene accounts, and officials say the autopsy results will be key to explaining what caused the apparent in-flight emergency and crash.