Castlegar man dies in hang gliding accident

A Castlegar man died in a hang gliding accident near Salmo on June 21.

The RCMP confirmed that officers responded to the accident somewhere off the Erie-Ross Spur Road after receiving a call at approximately 5:15 p.m.

The accident occurred on Erie Mountain, about 100 meters below a hang glider launch pad.

Bystanders who came to the man’s aid after the accident and called 911 reported to officers that the hang glider’s wing did not have enough lift and clipped a tree. The man reportedly fell to the ground and suffered severe head injuries. Attempts to resuscitate him were unsuccessful.