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