New Zealand woman Charlotte O'Leary was killed doing what she loved in a freak accident in the Saint-André-les-Alpes, one of the world's most popular paragliding spots in the French Alps. Located in south-eastern France, Saint-André-les-Alpes is one of the world’s best paragliding sites with long mountain ridges and 300 days of sunshine each year. New Zealand's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade confirmed the department was aware one of their citizens had died during a paragliding accident in France and was providing assistance to the family. Charlotte O'Leary was killed in a freak accident in Saint-André-les-Alpes, an internationally renowned paragliding spotMs O’Leary graduated from University of Otago and previously worked at Hauora Tairāwhiti District Health. Ms O'Leary is the second Kiwi in seven years to be killed while paragliding in the French Alps.

Source: New Zealand Herald June 10, 2022 06:54 UTC