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Santiago Chile: because of a lift, an hang-glider had an accident

Santiago Chile, Chile - He had no serious injuries, he could soon return to practise his favourite sport

An hang-glider, 70 years old was victim of an accident in the province of Santiago del Chile, last weekend. It seems that the man carried on practising his favourite sport late in the afternoon, when because of a lift, due to his manoeuvres, had a sudden and dangerous fall on a side of the mountain Cerro San Ramon (Los Dominicos). Some witnesses which looked at the accident from far called the police...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 107151
Rome, Italy, 11/09/2004 11:33
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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