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Paraglider crash "on the cliff and then into the sea" leaves one seriously injured

Notícias de Coimbra8 September 2026 at 17:28

A man was seriously injured this afternoon due to the crash of the paraglider he was in. The accident occurred near a beach, in the cliff area, and the paraglider ended up falling both on the cliff and into the sea.

The pilot was rescued at the scene and taken to a hospital unit, having suffered injuries considered serious. The competent authorities were alerted to the occurrence and went to the scene to provide support and investigate the circumstances of the accident.

The paraglider crash is believed to have occurred under conditions that have not yet been fully clarified. The authorities are investigating the causes of the incident, which involved only one person.

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