A paraglider has died this Sunday after colliding with another in flight in the
Ávila municipality of Piedrahíta
(2,000 inhabitants), about 60 kilometers west of Ávila.
At around 2:43 p.m., a call informed the Castilla y León 1-1-2 Emergency Service of the
collision of two paragliders in flight,
falling about 3 or 4 kilometers east of the Peñanegra take-off point, where it is located. one of the main areas of Spain for the practice of this sport.
The 1-1-2 has notified the
Civil Guard of Ávila
, the Fire Department of the capital and the Emergency Coordination Center of the Civil Protection Agency, which has mobilized a rescue helicopter, of the accident.
Likewise, the Health Emergencies of the regional health system, Sacyl, have been alerted, who have sent
Primary Care doctors from
the El Barco de Ávila health center.
As a result of the impact between the two paragliders, one has lost his life, while the other
has not required medical assistance
, nor has he needed to be evacuated.
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