Costa de la Luz
Missing German paraglider found dead in Barbate
By m.p. - Nov 22, 2009 - 1:41 PM
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His body was found near the Torre del Tajo on Sunday
Rescuers on Sunday recovered the body of a German man who had been reported missing while paragliding in Barbate the previous day.
The 56 year old, who has not been named in reports, disappeared while paragliding with a friend over Barbate’s Hierbabuena Beach on Saturday afternoon. An intensive search was mounted involving five Civil Guard patrols, two helicopters, a Coastguard boat, Red Cross personnel and a team of specialist Civil Guard divers.
EFE reports that his body was found in a rocky area of difficult access on the Barbate coast near the Torre del Tajo.