One of the UK's top paragliding pilots made a tragic error of judgement and crashed into overhead power cables shortly after ringing his fiancée from the air and asking her to come outside and watch him land near their home, an inquest heard yesterday, Thursday.
Leanna Bishop went into the garden and looked up as Wayne Seeley, 41, descended towards the school playing field in Eastington but she was then horrified to see his harness touch high voltage cables.
A short time later, police told her the tragic news that he had passed away, she stated at the hearing at Gloucester Coroner's Court.