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View all search resultsTwo South Koreans killed in Bali paragliding accident
“They panicked and failed to remove their harness cocoons before hitting the water, which caused them to drown,” Ketut said.
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An illustration of paragliding at a deserted beach. (Shutterstock/File)
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wo South Korean tourists were killed in a paragliding accident at Tanah Barak Beach in Badung Regency, Bali, last week, marking the latest in a string of fatal incidents involving foreign visitors in Indonesia.
Denpasar Police spokesperson Adj. Comr. Ketut Sukadi said the victims, identified as Seojin Han, 43 and Jinah Hwang, 41, died after failing to make emergency landings in the sea.
“They were licensed paragliding pilots and experienced professionals. Both had undergone medical examinations and were declared fit to fly before departing South Korea for Bali,” Sukadi said on Tuesday.
According to Ketut, Han and Hwang, who were a married couple, arrived in Indonesia on July 11 with seven other South Korean nationals for a paragliding tour. The pair had reportedly traveled to several countries in the past to pursue their passion for the sport.
While in Bali, the group had been paragliding at the Panda Paragliding Site in South Kuta since July 12.
“All of them were flying solo, without instructors or tandem partners and they were using their own equipment brought directly from Korea,” Ketut said.
At around 11:30 a.m. on July 17, the group began paragliding at the Panda Paragliding Site as usual. Han, Hwang and another South Korean national identified as SK were the first three members of the group to take off that day.
