Paraglider, 53, died as he hit turbulence and plunged to his death

An experienced paraglider died after hitting turbulence while traveling 350 feet in the air above the Peak District.
Timothy Ogden, 53, went into an 'unrecoverable spin' and started to freefall at 200 feet when his chute 'collapsed' during a sudden change in wind direction above Windy Knoll near Castleton, Derbyshire.
Chesterfield Coroner's Court heard he died at the scene from chest injuries within minutes of the high-speed impact on August 14 last year.
The retired NHS IT manager got into difficulty at the end of a routine early evening flight above Mam Tor. After he hit the ground eyewitnesses ran to his aid and began performing CPR before emergency serves arrived on the scene.

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