The Pilot hiked up a hill near the Conor Pass car park in Co. Kerry with the intention of conducting a paraglider flight in a northerly direction to land in the valley below. The Pilot commenced his take-off run but as he approached the precipice of a steep cliff, the Paraglider’s canopy moved slightly ahead of him. As he jumped from the cliff edge, the canopy suffered a partial collapse and control of the Paraglider was lost. The Pilot collided with rocky terrain and was seriously injured. The Pilot was rescued from the cliff face by the Dingle Coast Guard Unit, and was subsequently transferred by ambulance to a local hospital
