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Man dies from injuries sustained in Provo Canyon paragliding crash
A man died Sunday night from injuries sustained in a paragliding crash in Provo Canyon, according to a Utah County Sheriff's Office news release. Authorities said they received a call at 6 p.m. Sunday from the man, who said he had crashed while paragliding, was in a narrow ravine on the north side of Provo Canyon near Timpanogos Canyon and was badly injured. The ravine was very steep and high on the mountains, requiring two helicopters to search for the man while a third was staged to transport him, the news release said. "Once the patient was located, rescuers were rapidly flown as ...