For Immediate Release: 24 January 2024
Contact: Louis Stanford
Organisation: South African Hang-gliding and Paragliding Association (SAHPA)
Mobile: +27 79 1439009
Email: louis.stanford@gmail.com
Website: www.sahpa.co.za/press-releases
Rescue services assisted a male paraglider pilot (age 67) after he had an accident in the Piketberg Mountains just north of Piketberg (West Coast District). The pilot was hospitalised and is in a stable condition. It is not yet known what caused the accident, however this will be investigated to understand the cause.
The rescue was co-ordinated by the Aeronautical Rescue Co-ordination Centre (ARCC).
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