Paraglider dead after crashing into a paddock in Victoria
A man has died after crashing a paraglider into a paddock in Victoria's north east.
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00:00 Emergency services were called to Taowong in the state's northeast, right on the border
00:06 with New South Wales and Victoria in the Great Dividing Range, at about half past two yesterday
00:11 afternoon where a paraglider had crashed into a paddock.
00:15 Paramedics are attempting to revive the man, but police say he died at the scene.
00:20 The man is yet to be formally identified, but police say his death isn't being treated
00:24 as suspicious and a report will be prepared for the coroner.
00:28 It's the latest in a number of tragic deaths here in Victoria over the holiday period,
00:33 with confirmation overnight as well that a kayaker who was missing off Mornington Peninsula
00:38 has been found dead.
00:39 Emergency services alerted to the incident yesterday afternoon off Rosebud Pier where
00:44 a man on an inflatable kayak got into trouble a couple hundred metres offshore.
00:49 Emergency services, including boats and a helicopter, are rushing in a search to find
00:53 the man, but police say his body was found at about half past five yesterday afternoon.
00:58 Few details there about exactly how his journey went wrong, but it's another tragic reminder
01:04 of the importance of safety on the water this holiday season.
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