Malfunction cause of accident
PARKINS, Ceona--Two people are dead after a paragliding accident near Parkins, Ceona late Sunday afternoon around 4:00 pm.
Officials from the Desoco Joquan County Sheriff's Department have confirmed the paraglider and his instructor were killed after an equipment malfunction while paragliding off Trower Mountain, about 25 miles southwest of Parkins.
It's unclear what type of malfunction occurred. The area has been cordoned off until authorities complete their investigation.
The names of the victims have not been identified, pending notification of kin. However, police have identified the instructor as a 46-year-old male and the student as a 19-year-old man.
PARKINS, Ceona--Two people are dead after a paragliding accident near Parkins, Ceona late Sunday afternoon around 4:00 pm.
Officials from the Desoco Joquan County Sheriff's Department have confirmed the paraglider and his instructor were killed after an equipment malfunction while paragliding off Trower Mountain, about 25 miles southwest of Parkins.
It's unclear what type of malfunction occurred. The area has been cordoned off until authorities complete their investigation.
The names of the victims have not been identified, pending notification of kin. However, police have identified the instructor as a 46-year-old male and the student as a 19-year-old man.
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