Former IDF soldier killed in paragliding accident during Colombia trip
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TRAGEDY IN COLOMBIA: Israeli Tourist, 23, Killed In Paragliding Crash; Instructor Critically Injured
A 23-year-old Israeli vacationing in Colombia was killed Thursday afternoon when a tandem paraglider crashed in a wooded ravine in the San Felix area of Antioquia, Bechadrei Chareidim reports. The local instructor flying with him was critically injured and rushed to a hospital. The crash occurred around noon near the Medellin–San Pedro de los Milagros […]
Tragedy in Colombia: 23-Year-Old Israeli Killed in Paragliding Crash
A 23-year-old Israeli tourist was killed Thursday in a paragliding accident in Colombia after the tandem paraglider he was riding in crashed into a wooded ravine. The local flight instructor accompanying him was critically injured and rushed to a hospital. The fatal accident occurred at approximately noon in the San Félix area of Colombia’s Antioquia Department, along the Medellín-San Pedro de los Milagros road. The two-person paraglider reportedly lost control before plunging into a heavily wooded area. According to local officials and witnesses, strong winds and difficult weather conditions were reported in the area at the time and may have contributed to the crash. Emergency personnel, including firefighters, ambulances and rescue vehicles, were dispatched to the scene. Rescuers recovered the body of the Israeli victim and evacuated the badly injured instructor, who was reported to be in critical condition. Colombian prosecutors opened an investigation and began collecting evidence at the crash site in an effort to determine precisely what caused the paraglider to go down. Local authorities also inspected the paragliding company involved in the flight and reportedly found its operations to be in order. The investigation nevertheless remained ongoing as officials sought to establish the full circumstances surrounding the tragedy. Following news of the accident, Rabbi Levi Vanunu, the Chabad shliach in the area, began working closely with the Israeli Embassy and Colombian authorities to assist with arrangements. Rabbi Vanunu and Israeli diplomatic officials were working around the clock to expedite the necessary bureaucratic procedures and arrange for the victim’s aron to be returned to Eretz Yisroel for kevurah as soon as possible. {Matzav.com}
AJN.- The young man, who had recently finished his military service, died after the paragliding he was travelling against a cliff in a wooded area near Medellin. The Colombian pilot who operated the aircraft was seriously injured. An Israeli citizen of 23 years died in a paragliding accident that occurred at [...] The entrance A 23-year-old Israeli died in a paragliding accident in Colombia aparece primero en AJN Agencia de Noticias.
The young man, identified in local media as Noam Maman, went on a tandem paragliding flight in the Medellin area and crashed in a wooded area. He was pronounced dead at the scene and his instructor was seriously injured. Authorities are investigating the circumstances of the accident, with one possibility being weather conditions.
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