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| Paraglider dies after hill crash | Paraglider dies after hill crash |
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| A paraglider has died from multiple injuries after he landed heavily on a hill on the Shropshire/Wales border. | |
| The accident happened on the east face of Corndon Hill in White Gritt, Minsterley, on Sunday afternoon. | The accident happened on the east face of Corndon Hill in White Gritt, Minsterley, on Sunday afternoon. |
| The man had been about 100ft (30m) in the air when he lost control of his parachute and plummeted very quickly to the ground. | The man had been about 100ft (30m) in the air when he lost control of his parachute and plummeted very quickly to the ground. |
| The county air ambulance was called but the man was too badly injured and died at the scene. | The county air ambulance was called but the man was too badly injured and died at the scene. |
| It is the second accident involving paragliding in the county in the past week. | It is the second accident involving paragliding in the county in the past week. |
| A 44-year-old man, from Walsall, in the West Midlands, was injured when he fell heavily on the Wrekin on 5 April. | A 44-year-old man, from Walsall, in the West Midlands, was injured when he fell heavily on the Wrekin on 5 April. |