Innes Powell: British paraglider, 54, dies after crashing with another pilot in mid-air
Tehran (KNA) - A British paraglider has died after crashing into another pilot in mid-air during a competition in Macedonia.
Innes Powell, 54, collided with Ukranian Igor Volov, 56, shortly before the final race of the British Open in Krusevo.
He was unable to open his reserve parachute and plunged on to a path below.
Mr Powell, a well known instructor, was declared dead after being taken to a nearby hospital, Macedonian police said.
The Ukranian pilot, who was not a competitor, managed to open his parachute but died at the scene after landing in a tree, according to witnesses.
Source: Independent