British paraglider passes away after ‘mishap in Spanish mountains’

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    Brit dies in paragliding accident in Spain

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    The 50- year-old’s identity has actually not been divulged however his household are being supported (Picture: Getty)

    A British male has actually passed away in a paragliding mishap in the Spanish Pyrenees, authorities state.

    The 50- year-old is believed to have actually crashed into the side of a 2,600 m mountain peak called Pico Gallinero on Thursday.

    Mountain rescuers and an authorities helicopter were dispatched following a call to the Guardia Civil at around 1.30 pm by witnesses who stated the paraglider was mindful however having difficulty breathing.

    They discovered 2 individuals attempting to resuscitate him, according to regional media.

    But the male caught his injuries, and his body was required to a regional medical facility.

    The Foreign Office validated the male’s death however would not supply information of his identity.

    An examination has actually been introduced into the cause of death and a post-mortem was because of be performed on Friday or Saturday.

    The occurrence came simply a day after 2 climbers aged 56 and 58 from a neighboring city were seriously hurt in a rockslide on another peak in the area.

    Esther Dingley (Picture: Esther and Dan/Facebook)

    The 50- year-old was discovered near where British hiker Esther Dingley was discovered dead in 2015

    They were discovered unconscious hanging from their ropes more than 300 metres from the ground, according to a regional paper.

    Rescuers were stated to have actually worked over night in a ‘complex operation’ to get them to security prior to they were zipped a French helicopter to a health center north of the border.

    Pico Gallinero is near the area where British hiker Esther Dingley was discovered dead in 2015 after a months-long search stimulated by her unusual disappearance.

    The very same mountain rescue group who discovered the departed Britsh male on Thursday led the look forEsther

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    A representative for the Foreign Office stated: ‘We are providing support to the family of a British national who died in Spain and are in contact with the local authorities.’

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