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A paramotor pilot crashes into the water after enjoying a beautiful flight over the coast at Old Harry Rocks, England. Suddenly, (after about 3:12 mins in the clip) the motor of his paramotor dies while the pilot is too far away from the coast already. Realising that a water landing is unavoidable, the pilot does an emergency call for help and afterwards begins releasing his harness in preparation for the water landing ?�as drowning is one of the main causes of deaths in paragliding, primarily the individual being unable to release themselves from their harness. A quick release harness, floatation and Spare Air are great safety equipment to have available if you conduct operations over water. This paramotor had a floatation device fitted (purchased separately) otherwise it would have sunk. The pilot was later rescued and escaped the situation without major injuries.

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