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Paraglider strikes power line
A paraglider struck a power line and fell into the Red River in Grand Forks, North Dakota. Video captured the moment the paraglider's parachute hit the power lines, causing a spark, before crashing into the river. The paraglider wasn't injured.
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (FOX 9) - A paraglider struck a power line and crashed into the Red River in Grand Forks, North Dakota.
Paraglider crash caught on video
Local perspective:
Video, filmed by Dusty Howlett, shows the moment the paraglider hit a power line and fell into the river. The parachute hit the power line, causing a spark and an echoing boom.
"Whoa, oh no!" Howlett yelled on the video as the paraglider crashed.
The Grand Forks Herald reports the paraglider was not injured.
The incident happened on July 8.