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| Date: | Monday 1 September 2025 |
| Time: | c. 13:40 |
| Type: | paraglider |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Hidaka village, Kochi prefecture -
 Japan
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Ishiduchinomori Paraglider Base, Tosa city |
One of the four paragliders departed from Ishiduchinomori Paraglider Base went missing in the afternoon of 1st September. The pilot was found at c. 14:40 LT by his colleague that he was hanging on a cedar tree, 20 meters AGL, at a wooded steep slope of a mountain in Hidaka village, c. 500 meters apart from the departure site. Initially, he said he had a chest pains. However, he was found dead when he was rescued at 03:30 next morning.
Sources:
https://www.yomiuri.co.jp/national/20250902-OYT1T50056/
https://www.asahi.com/articles/AST92150YT92PFIB001M.html?iref=pc_national_incident_list_n
https://www.fnn.jp/articles/-/925467
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Sep-2025 12:44 | isamuel | Added |
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