Paragliding instructor killed in Italy mid-air incident

A g instructor was killed in an incident during a flight in South Tyrol, northern Italy.

According to Italian media, cited by Report, the accident occurred during a tandem paragliding flight at an altitude of nearly 2,000 meters over Alpe di Siusi.

"A 58-year-old instructor was killed in the tandem paragliding accident, while a 29-year-old tourist from Germany was unharmed. It is believed that the instructor experienced a medical emergency shortly after takeoff and lost control of the paraglider," emergency services said.