A paraglider enthusiast, who took off from the paragliding base of Val Louron, in the Hautes-Pyrénées, has been missing since Thursday, we learned Monday from the gendarmes.
"It was a good day for distance flying, with high ceilings, in these conditions, you can climb up to 4,000 meters if you are experienced," says Richard Berthome, a paragliding instructor from Val Louron.
"Paragliding in itself is not dangerous"
The last time he was seen by other paragliders, he was heading south-west, according to a source close to the investigation. Research has been launched in the Hautes-Pyrénées, the neighboring department of Haute-Garonne and on the Spanish side of the Pyrenees.
“Paragliding in itself is not dangerous, people have been doing it for 30, 40 years and nothing happens to them. Then, warns the instructor, it is the personal commitment of people, as in mountaineering. Distance flying can be risky if you venture into turbulent areas ”.
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