Tragedy as Sheffield paraglider dies trying to land in Peak District
He was unable to regain control when his parachute collapsed
Nathan WarbyReporter
Timothy Ogden died on landing at WIndy Knoll, near to Mam Tor in the Derbyshire Peak District
A Sheffield man has tragically died while paragliding after coming into difficulties trying to land in the Peak District.
Timothy Ogden, 53, an experienced paraglider, was forced into an "unrecoverable spin" around 200ft above Windy Knoll, near Mam Tor, DerbyshireLive reports.
Walkers in the area ran to his aid and began performing CPR before emergency serves arrived, but he was pronounced dead at the scene having sustained severe chest injuries.