The bay of Jounieh, seen from the village of Ghosta, in the hills of Kesrwan, on June 21, 2022. (Credit: Philippe Hage Boutros/L'Orient-Le Jour)
On Saturday, a man in his twenties from Minieh (North Lebanon) died during a paragliding flight in Jounieh (Kesrwan), a popular spot among athletes. Throughout the weekend, images circulated on social media showing what was presented as the victim's body, covered with a sheet and lying by the side of a road next to a paraglider. Since then, paragliding flights have been banned pending the results of the ongoing investigation. But what happened?A fall of several hundred metersOn the afternoon of May 10, M.M.R. began a tandem paragliding flight, accompanied by an instructor, N.A.A., from the hills of Jounieh. In the video of his takeoff, filmed by his uncle, the paraglider suddenly descends, contrary to a normal takeoff, before ascending again. The lower body of the passenger then appears to be in the air, his 120 kg being held to the...
On Saturday, a man in his twenties from Minieh (North Lebanon) died during a paragliding flight in Jounieh (Kesrwan), a popular spot among athletes. Throughout the weekend, images circulated on social media showing what was presented as the victim's body, covered with a sheet and lying by the side of a road next to a paraglider. Since then, paragliding flights have been banned pending the results of the ongoing investigation. But what happened?A fall of several hundred metersOn the afternoon of May 10, M.M.R. began a tandem paragliding flight, accompanied by an instructor, N.A.A., from the hills of Jounieh. In the video of his takeoff, filmed by his uncle, the paraglider suddenly descends, contrary to a normal takeoff, before ascending again. The lower body of the passenger then appears to be in the air, his 120 kg being held to...