A man has died in a paragliding crash north west of Tamworth.
Emergency services were called to the crash at Mt Borah at around 6pm yesterday evening.
The paraglider, a 25-year-old German National, was airlifted to Tamworth Base Hospital but he died on arrival.
Officers from Oxley Local Area Command have been told the paraglider stalled in the air, lost altitude and hit the mountainside.
Inquiries are continuing into the crash and a report will be prepared for the Coroner.
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