Crime & Safety
Former Fairfield Resident Killed in Hang-Gliding Accident
The accident happened in Wawarsing, NY.
A Shelton man and former Fairfield resident was killed in a hang gliding accident on Wawarsing, NY.
According to New York State Police Troop F, Scott Trueblood, 44 was hang gliding near the Route 52 overlook just after 6 p.m. on May 17 when he struck a mountainside.
Trueblood was pronounced dead at the scene. He was a newly licensed pilot at Ellenville Flight School, according to the Fairfield Citizen.
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The cause of the accident is under investigation.
The incident is being described as a “freak accident”, according to the Daily Freeman.
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