RCMP in the North Okanagan are investigating a deadly hand glider crash. The un-registered glider went down about 9:30 a.m. in a field in Enderby. RCMP say the single person aboard was killed -- no word on age or gender. The crash happened on what was supposed to have been a training flight. The BC Coroners' service is investigating. CKNW … [Read more...]
Hang glider pilot involved in deadly crash issues statement
May 14, 2012 by
The 50 year old who was piloting the hang glider flight from which 27 Lenami Godinez-Avila fell and died near Harrison Mills last month has now issued a statement. William Orders spoke at his lawyer's office this afternoon. "I want to offer my condolences and sympathy for what lenami's family and friends must be going through. Lenami was … [Read more...]
Memorial held for hang glider who died last weekend
May 5, 2012 by
A memorial was held Saturday for Lenami Godinez-Avila, the 27-year-old woman who plunged to her death from a hang-glider flight in Harrison Mills last weekend. Jason Warner, safety director of the Hang-gliding and Paragliding Association of Canada, says the tribute was organized by glider pilots. About 30 pilots gathered at the site where … [Read more...]
Bail hearing delayed for hang glider pilot
May 2, 2012 by
The bail hearing has been delayed for a hang gliding pilot charged with obstruction of justice after the weekend death of his client in the Fraser Valley. William Johnathan Orders is accused of swallowing a memory card containing video of Saturday's fall by 27 year old Lenami Godinez. Orders will now make the appearance Friday afternoon at … [Read more...]
Pilot of fatal hang glider flight is accused of swallowing evidence.
May 1, 2012 by
The hang gliding pilot charged with obstructing justice after the weekend death of his client is accused of swallowing evidence. Court documents filed by Crown Counsel in Chilliwack suggest William Orders tried to hide video from the tragic fall, by swallowing a memory card, recording the fatal flight. The 50 year old is slated to apply … [Read more...]
Hang glider falls from tandem flight near Agassiz
April 28, 2012 by
A hang glider has reportedly fallen while on a tandem flight near Harrison Mills. A helicopter and ground search is underway on the side of Mount Woodside. CKNW Vancouver News … [Read more...]
