A Humboldt resident died following a paraglider crash in British Columbia on June 7. Barry Kleiter, 43, died when his powered paraglider crashed near Enderby. Kleiter had been taking flying lessons for about a week at the time of the accident. Something went wrong while he was flying and the glider fell from a height of about 300 metres into a nearby field. It is not known what caused the crash. The B.C. Coroners Service and the RCMP are continuing to investigate the crash.
Local man killed in paragliding crash in B.C.
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