ISTANBUL, Oct 25 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Three paragliding pilots were wounded yesterday, after they collided in mid-air and fell into the sea, at an air games festival, in Turkey’s south-western province of Mugla, local media reported.
Cagdas Turkmen, a 42-year-old solo paragliding pilot, hit Ibrahim Kars, 40, and Murat Can Sak, 25, according to the Demiroren news agency.
The mishap occurred during a flight, at the 21st Oludeniz International Air Games Festival, it said.
The pilots reportedly fell into the sea from a height of about 20 metres, after they got their parachutes tangled.
Demiroren noted that Turkmen, who was flying solo from the 1,500-metre runway of Babadag Mountain, was in critical condition.
The five-day-long festival kicked off on Oct 20, in the popular resort town of Fethiye.– NNN-ANADOLU
