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WALNUT CREEK, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say a paraglider fell to his death in an open space in Walnut Creek.
Lt. Lanny Edwards said the man fell around 6 p.m. Sunday in the Lime Ridge Open Space.
READ MORE: Sen. Alex Padilla Intros New Bill To Have Government Pay More Of Wildfire Fight CostsRescue crews pulled him from the open space and took him to a hospital, where he died.
READ MORE: Department Of Fish And Wildlife's "Trap, Tag, Haze" Program Sabotaged By Angry Tahoe Community MembersOther paragliders witnessed the fall, but the circumstances leading to the death weren’t released by police.
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