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Missing Brandenburg Paraglider Pilot Found Dead After Overnight Search

Investigators will now determine whether the 61-year-old pilot died in flight or during a landing attempt

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In Brandenburg ist eine 61-jähriger beim Absturz seines Gleitschirms ums Leben gekommen. Er verunglückte nach Polizeiangaben aus noch ungeklärter Ursachec über einem Wald bei Jamlitz im Landkreis Oberspreewald-Lausitz.
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Overview

  • The pilot went missing Tuesday afternoon after departing Eisenhüttenstadt-Politz with a group of eight paragliders
  • Police and Bundeswehr helicopters joined the search once his cellphone was located late Tuesday evening
  • Crews discovered the motorized glider and the man’s body hanging in a treetop near Jamlitz around 12:45 a.m.
  • Authorities have opened a formal investigation to establish the moment and cause of his death
  • The latest fatal crash follows a series of powered paragliding accidents this spring that have spurred calls for tighter safety regulations and training standards