Paraglider dies in Sunshine Coast accident

A rescue helicopter medical crew has been unable to revive a paraglider who died after falling off a mountain on Queensland's Sunshine Coast.

Paramedics arrive aboard a rescue helicopter — A diver has been flown to Cairns Hospital after he was attacked by a shark in the Torres Strait. (AAP) Source: AAP

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Published 15 May 2016 3:52pm

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A paraglider has fallen to his death off a mountain on Queensland's Sunshine Coast.

An RACQ CareFlight Rescue Helicopter spokesman said a crew was called to Mount Archer, near Kilcoy, on Sunday morning to help the man, in his mid-30s, who had fallen about 10 to 20 metres.

"Unfortunately, the patient's injuries were too severe and (he) was pronounced dead at the scene," the spokesman said.

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