The horrifying moment a paraglider plummets to death
Dramatic video shows the horrifying moment a paraglider collides midair with another glider — and plunges 50 feet to her death on a beach in Mexico.
Tourist Ursula Hernandez was killed in the freak accident in the resort town of Puerto Escondido on Saturday afternoon, according to the Daily Mail.
The video, posted by journalist Juan Perez, shows Hernandez gliding underneath her parachute before colliding with the other paraglider. Hernandez, who was from Mexico City, then falls to the sand below.
The 47-year-old woman was rushed to a nearby hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
The other paraglider, who was also visiting Puerto Escondido, was treated for non-serious injuries.
“Just before the Easter Holidays start, one person has died and another has been injured in an accident in Puerto Escondido,” Perez wrote on social media. “I’m sure no one will be held to account. No one regulates these types of services.”
Paragliding is a popular activity in Puerto Escondido, which is located on Mexico’s Pacific coast in the state of Oaxaca.