World · Latin America · 4 hrs ago
Two men die after hang glider hits wall in Rio de Janeiro
A hang glider hit a wall while landing at São Conrado beach in Rio de Janeiro.
The crash killed a 45-year-old Brazilian flight instructor and a 26-year-old Argentine tourist.
Camera footage showed the glider turning too low and too tightly before it struck the wall.
Both men later died in hospital from their injuries.
The deaths bring the toll linked to hang-gliding accidents to six in one year, according to the headline.
The sources give no details about an investigation or any next steps.
A hang glider crashed into a wall at São Conrado beach in Rio de Janeiro, killing two men.
The victims were a 45-year-old Brazilian flight instructor and a 26-year-old Argentine tourist.
Footage from a camera on the glider showed it turning too low and too tightly during an attempted landing.
Both men later died in hospital from their injuries.
- Who
- A 45-year-old Brazilian flight instructor and a 26-year-old Argentine tourist.
- What
- They died after their hang glider hit a wall during a landing attempt.
- When
- Not stated.
- Where
- São Conrado beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
- Why
- The glider turned too low and too tightly during the attempted landing, according to footage described in the article.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The hang glider turned too low and too tightly, then hit a wall.
Both men died in hospital from their injuries.
- Victims
- Brazilian flight instructor, 45; Argentine tourist, 26
- Crash location
- São Conrado beach, Rio de Janeiro
- Crash details
- The glider hit a wall during an attempted landing
- Outcome
- Both men died in hospital