A British man has died in a paragliding accident in Spain. It is reported that the 50-year-old paraglider was severely injured in the Pyrenees on Thursday and while paramedics rushed to his aid, he later died.
The incident happened on the south side of the Gallinero mountain in the Aragonese Pyrenees, the Mirror reports. An emergency call was made around 1.30pm and while the man was conscious when a rescue team reached him via helicopter, they were unable to save him.
His body was removed by helicopter and later taken to the Hospital Provincial de Huesca, reported Cadena Ser. Police have said that they have launched an investigation.
The death of the unnamed Brit is the second this year in the Pyrenees from paragliding, with the other man, from Barcelona, losing his life in June. There have been a total of 14 deaths from all activities on the mountains during 2022.
Brit hiker Esther Dingley died in the Pyrenees after having gone missing in November 22, 20202, following a WhatsApp video call from atop the Pic de Sauvegarde where she was talking to her boyfriend Daniel Coelgate. It was not until the following August that her body was found by her boyfriend.
The Pico Gallinero is popular for practising sport with many people using the peak for paragliding and rock climbing. On Wednesday two Spanish climbers, in their 50s, were on the mountain when they were hit by a rockfall which left them hanging unconscious, 350m in the air, from ropes.
A mountain rescue team was able to reach them, in a prolonged operation due to dangerous conditions and the possibility of a fresh rockfall, before they were taken to hospital.
