A Memorial Day activity of hang gliding turned deadly when an aircraft crashed at a Milpitas park, killing a man and injuring a woman, according to authorities.
A hang gliding crash was reported at about noon on the hillsides of the Ed Levin County Park in Milpitas, said Deputy Russell Davis of the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office.
The man, who was riding on the hang glider, was pronounced dead at the scene while the woman was transported to a local hospital with unknown injuries, according to Russell.
Circumstances surrounding the crash, including whether the man and woman were riding together or on separate hang gliders, was not immediately clear Monday afternoon.
The man’s identity has not yet been released by the Santa Clara County Medical Examiner-Coroner’s Office.
Milpitas’ Ed Levin Park was is considered a premier training site in Northern California for both paragliding and hang gliding. To fly at the park, you must be a member of the United States Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association or the Wings of Rogallo Northern California Hang Gliding Association, according to the Wings of Rogallo website.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
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