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New Zealand paraglider’s death in Nevada ruled accidental

New Zealand paraglider’s death in Nevada ruled accidental

By /September 21, 2020 /Local News

EUREKA, Nev. (AP) — The body of a well known paraglider from New Zealand has been recovered from a mountainous site in a remote part of Nevada, a sheriff said Monday. Sheriff Jesse Watts said a passerby noticed a parachute last Wednesday and searchers on Friday reached the body of […]

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Nevada search suspended for missing New Zealand paraglider

Nevada search suspended for missing New Zealand paraglider

By /August 31, 2020 /Local News

EUREKA, Nev. (AP) — Authorities in eastern Nevada have suspended the search for a well-known paraglider from New Zealand who has been missing in the mountains south of Eureka for a week. The Elko Daily Free Press reports James “Kiwi” Johnston disappeared Aug. 23 while flying after his GPS device stopped sending […]

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