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A 31-year-old man from Nicosia district was killed Thursday morning when the motorized paraglider he was flying crashed near Kiti, authorities said.
Police identified the victim as Antonis Kourras, of Anagyia.
According to the Larnaca Police Department, the accident happened around 8:30 a.m. in the coastal area of Parasolia, Kiti, where two men were flying separately on motorized paragliders.
“Under circumstances under investigation, one of the pilots, while flying at low altitude over the sea, lost control of his paramotor and crashed onto a rock near the beach,” police said in a statement.
An ambulance was called to the scene and confirmed Kourras was dead. He was later taken to Larnaca General Hospital, where doctors also certified his death.
Police from the Kiti station and officials from the Air Accident and Incident Investigation Board responded to the site. The board, working with police, is investigating the cause of the crash.
The Joint Rescue Coordination Center said it activated the National Search and Rescue Plan “NEARCHOS” at 9:05 a.m. after receiving information about a person in distress off the Mazotos coast.
“The incident was determined to be an aviation accident involving a motorized paraglider,” the center said.
The investigation is continuing.
