KKB paragliding site closed for three weeks to improve SOPs after fatal accident


KUALA LUMPUR: The paragliding site at Bukit Batu Pahat, Kuala Kubu Baru, Selangor, has been temporarily closed for three weeks to enable improvements to be carried out on the standard operating procedures (SOPs) following a fatal incident involving a paraglider who crashed into a tree Saturday (April 23).

Malaysian Sports Aviation Federation (MSAF) president Mohd Nurhaqimy Mohd Ismail said the preliminary investigations by the MSAF special team found that at the time of the incident, the weather was good and the paragliding equipment used was well maintained and in satisfactory condition.

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