counter Two-time champion hang glider, 59, dies after mid-air crash sent him slamming into building in 11-storey plunge  – Forsething

Two-time champion hang glider, 59, dies after mid-air crash sent him slamming into building in 11-storey plunge 

A TWO-TIME hand-gliding champion has died after a catastrophic paragliding crash in Brazil. Philip Haegler, 59, was seconds from safe landing when disaster struck. The veteran flyer took off just after midday yesterday. His route was routine – soaring from Pedra da Gávea and descending toward the São Conrado shoreline in Rio de Janeiro. But…

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