Jordan Niedrich, 24, dies in paragliding crash on Bald Mountain in Ketchum, Idaho
Modified Date:
Tue, 04/19/2016 - 9:02amAccident Date:
Saturday, April 16, 2016
Man dies after paragliding crash on Bald Mountain
KETCHUM, Idaho - A 24-year-old man died at the hospital after a paragliding accident on Bald Mountain Saturday morning. Sun Valley Ski Patrol members were called to the Upper Greyhawk ski run, on the Warm Springs side of the mountain just before 11 a.m. Saturday, the resort said. The man, who was unresponsive when patrollers found him, was taken to the bottom of the mountain by toboggan.
Family remembers man killed in 'speed flying' crash
Speed flying is an extreme sport that is a combination of paragliding and base jumping. Speed flyers typically take flight from a mountain peak or hillside, then cruise very close to the slope as they descend.
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Type: Other Type of Accident
People Involved:
Jordan Niedrich
Roadway:
Bald MountainCity:
Ketchum, IDCounty:
Blaine County, IDArea:
Twin Falls, ID
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