A tragic accident occurred in Scioto County yesterday morning when a 35-year-old Georgia man died in a paraglider crash. The incident, which took place near Earl Thomas Conley Park off U.S. Route 52, was responded to by the Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP) around 9:35 a.m., WBNS reported.
According to witnesses, as mentioned by OSHP, the paraglider was seen falling from the sky while flying over a field adjacent to the Ohio River. In the statement obtained by WHIO, OSHP dispatched troopers following the report of the accident, which ultimately claimed the life of the unnamed man.
The investigation into the cause of the crash is ongoing, with no further details about the potential causes released at this time. The crash drew a response from multiple agencies, including the Washington Township Volunteer Fire Department, Portsmouth Ambulance, and the Scioto County Sheriff’s Department, as indicated by what WSAZ described in their coverage of the incident.
