Woman dies while paragliding in Ifonche

[Janet]

A woman died this afternoon after falling while paragliding in the Ifonche area. More details will be released later, no doubt, but the tragedy happened just before 1pm. A search and rescue helicopter was needed to recover the poor woman's body, and transfer her to the Adeje helipad where the judicial authorities took charge of the case. JA

[Janet]

 There is some confusion over the woman's identity this morning, but it seems clear that she was either British or Irish. She has been confirmed as 53 years old, but her identity is still withheld. She appears to have been an experienced hang-glider and was flying solo, from Ifonche. JA

[Michael]

Just watching those guys scares the shit out of me. 

[Janet]

Only on Saturday Jeremy and I were driving down the TF1 and saw a near accident with a paraglider nearly getting caught in the street lights along the motorway (it was that low!) near Hipertrebol. We said at the time, how long until there's a fatality. Answer ... three days!

[Janet]

The Daily Express has said she is Carolyn Dewdney from Cheltenham, and claims she is thought to have suffered a heart attack while gliding.