FORSYTH, IL : Man killed in paragliding accident near Forsyth on Tuesday, 7th November 2023

A man who was killed in a paragliding accident near Forsyth Tuesday morning has been identified.

The Macon County Coroner confirms the paraglider who died was 42-year-old Scott A. Edwards of Decatur.

The Macon County Sheriff's Office was called to East Hickory Point Drive just east of Forsyth at 10:30 a.m.

A motorized paraglider had crashed into a field while trying to land. Witnesses said a gust of wind inverted the craft, causing it to rapidly lose altitude and crash into a harvested soybean field.

Edwards' time of death was set at 12:25 p.m.


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