The sheriff’s office said the man was a certified paraglider pilot and appeared to have encountered a problem during takeoff.

Fire crews have been called to conduct multiple mountain rescues amid extreme heat in the Valley on Sunday, including one ...

Here's a look at the rescue of a paraglider who ended up on a cliffside after a crash into a Phoenix power pole, causing ...

The specialized heavy mittens shown in the video seem to undercut Peng’s claim he had not intended to take off, said Brad Harris, president of the Tasmanian Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association.

A viral video of a Chinese paraglider claiming he was swept up into a thundercloud and dragged 8km into the sky could partly be fake. Peng Yujiang, 55, a certified B-level paraglider, claimed in ...

A viral video of a Chinese paraglider claiming he was swept up into a thundercloud and dragged 8km into the sky could partly be fake. Peng Yujiang, 55, a certified B-level paraglider, claimed in ...

BEIJING – A Chinese paraglider’s account of having been unwittingly swept into a thundercloud and dragged 8km into the sky has come under question after his video of the incident, carried by ...

BEIJING/SYDNEY, June 1 (Reuters) - A Chinese paraglider's account of having been unwittingly swept into a thundercloud and dragged 8 km (5 miles) into the sky has come under question after his ...

Paraglider accidentally sucked into clouds survives 28,000-foot flight in China By Rachel Goodman Global News Posted May 30, 2025 9:15 am Updated June 4, 2025 4:28 pm ...

Roughly 20 minutes into a brief lift-off, Peng encountered a powerful thermal updraft that pulled him into a massive cumulonimbus cloud. Tracking data revealed that he soared skyward at a rate of ...

A Chinese paraglider survived being sucked in by a cloud and flung 28,208 feet (8,598 meters) into the sky—even though he was just testing his new equipment and wasn’t intending to take off.