Hang glider dies after crashing into tree in the San Bernardino National Forest
A hang glider died Wednesday when he crashed into a tree in the San Bernardino National Forest shortly after taking off, fire officials said.
Details about the crash were limited, but it happened just after 1:30 p.m. at the Crestline Soaring Society Glider Launch site within the forest, said Capt. Daniel Nelson of the San Bernardino County Fire Department.
“He was killed instantly,” Nelson said.
Reports indicated the hang glider was found hanging from a tree, apparently on the mountainside just below the launch site, he said. It appeared as though the hang glider had just launched from the site and became entangled with the tree.
Firefighters planned to work with coroner’s investigators to recover the man’s body from the hang glider.
The cause of the crash was unknown, Nelson said.
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