Tandem paragliding accident on Babadağ: pilot and passenger killed
All paragliding flights from Babadağ were suspended after a tandem paraglider came down on the mountain; both people on board died.
On 26 August a tandem paraglider fell onto the slopes of Babadağ, the mountain above Ölüdeniz from which paragliding flights take off. All flights from the mountain were suspended while rescuers waited for a helicopter.
Later that day Fethiye TV reported that both the pilot and the passenger had died. Details of the cause had not been published at the time of reporting.
Fethiye Now offers its condolences to the families and friends of those who died.
Source: Fethiye TV (via RadioFethiye)
Related guide: Tandem Paragliding from Babadağ Mountain