Two people lost their lives in paragliding accidents in Haute-Savoie on Friday.
According to France Bleu Pays-de-Savoie, a trainer from the Saint-Gervais ski club died the day after a fall in Chamonix.
The 27-year-old young man was found in critical condition by the PGHM gendarmes on Thursday, in the middle of the morning, specifies
Le Dauphiné Libéré
.
He would have experienced difficulties as soon as he took off from the Aiguille du Midi, in the Mont-Blanc massif.
The paraglider could have been the victim of discomfort in flight and had been evacuated in serious condition to the Annecy hospital center.
He finally succumbed to his injuries on Friday.
On Facebook, the Saint-Gervais ski club announced the dramatic news and paid tribute to its coach, underlining "his jovial and fiery temperament", "his availability, his kindness and his involvement with the club and the children".
A fall of 30 meters
On Friday, another paraglider died in an accident, this time in the town of Saint-Sigismond, indicates France Bleu.
He fell from 30 meters and struck the ground violently.
The 24-year-old young man may have had a problem with the veil or with the trajectory, entrust the gendarmes in charge of the investigation to the
Dauphiné Libéré
.
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