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Hang glider pilot dies after crashing at nature reserve

A hang gliding pilot has died in an accident near Chichester.

A 42-year-old man, who is local to the area, crashed in marsh land in a nature reserve in Earnley, near Pagham. He was found by coastguards and confirmed dead at the scene at six oclock on Tuesday evening. His death is being treated as an accident.

Emergency services received reports of a hang glider crashing in marsh land at a nature reserve in Earnley, West Sussex. The 42-year old local man was found by coastguards, and paramedics attended but sadly he was confirmed dead at the scene. Relatives have been informed but formal identification has not yet been carried out. The death is being treated as a tragic accident. The Air Accident Investigation Branch and the British Hang Gliding Association have also been informed.

– Sussex Police