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Pilot Details

Age: Weight: 180 Gender: Highest rating held at the time of the incident: Pilot experience level:

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Wing Brand: Model: n/r Size: Paramotor Frame: n/r with

Incident Details

June 20, 2008 Location of the incident: , Type of Incident:

The pilot apparently had an engine fire and ditched in the East China Sea off Fujian Province near the International Conference and Exhibition Center in Xiamen, a famous coastal resort. He was flying about 60 feet above the water when he was seen to “suddenly plunge” into the sea from about 60 feet offshore according to a witnesses. Four tourists rescued the pilot who was immediately rushed to a hospital where he later died according to the city’s public security department. Police said the man’s left foot became entangled in the paraglider’s lines. Derived from Xinhua News Agency report, February 22, 2008.

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