Earlier in the day, a paraglider was flown to Dunedin Hospital with serious injuries after an incident near Cardrona Alpine Resort. A Southern District Health Board spokeswoman said the woman remained in Dunedin Hospital in a stable condition. American tourist Tyler Nii died after he and an NZOne instructor crashed into Lake Wakatipu. A tandem jump in January 2017 ended in a crash-landing with an instructor and trainee instructor suffering serious injuries. And, in 2015, a skydiving cameraman working for the company ended up in Dunedin Hospital with serious injuries after a jump went wrong.

Source: Otago Daily Times September 05, 2018 08:26 UTC