Rescue workers announced they had found a 35 year-old German man who went missing while hang gliding in Cedarberg mountains in South Africa's Western Cape Province, news reports said.
The unnamed man disappeared in strong winds in the area north of the city of Cape Town on Wednesday afternoon the owner of a hang gliding lodge where he was a guest.
"He has been found. He is safe. There are no further details," Janine Kaarstens, a staff member at the hang gliding lodge in the town of Porterville told the agency.
A rescue helicopter was dispatched early Thursday to search for the man who was last seen flying in strong winds in a mountainous area near Citrusdal.
A hang gliding competition was being held in the scenic area, according to reports. - dpa