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A 54-year-old man has died and a woman has been seriously injured in a paragliding crash.

Emergency services were called at about 16:45 on Saturday to the incident, near Loch Na Gainmhich in the Highlands.

The conservationist and adventurer Sacha Dench, and her support Dan Burton, were in the final stages of a challenge to circumnavigate Britain.

The charity Conservation Without Borders said Mr Burton was killed and its founder Ms Dent, seriously injured.

The pair were flying the battery-powered paramotors to mark the forthcoming UN climate change conference in Glasgow.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotla...lands-58615590
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