Alan Rumney dies in paragliding accident

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Alan Rumney dies in paragliding accident

Postby FAWGie » Fri Dec 25, 2015 9:06 am

Allan was killed on the 23 December 2015 in a paragliding accident at Bulwer. He apparently caught a nice thermal on take off and then fell out of it and was scratching around too close to the mountain for another one when a gust collapsed his sail and he went into an uncontrolled tail spin and hit the mountain and was unconscious when they got to him and despite attempts to resuscitate him he died.

Alan was well known in the Eastern Cape - he was a microlight instructor during the period 2000 to 2010 in East London and trained many of the local microlight pilots. Condolences to all his family and friends.
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Re: Alan Rumney dies in paragliding accident

Postby John Boucher » Fri Dec 25, 2015 2:23 pm

:(

Thank you for letting us know Steve...

Our most sincere thoughts with his family and friends in this time - especially during a time when families and loved ones gather for goo cheer!!!
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Re: Alan Rumney dies in paragliding accident

Postby Jean Crous » Fri Dec 25, 2015 5:25 pm

:( :( I did not know him, but am saddened for his family`s sake. My condolences .
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