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South Carolina paraglider hits cliff and dies in San Diego
Posted: 05.14.2012 at 11:04 AM
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A paraglider has died after crashing into some cliffs in San Diego.  / Courtesy: Fox Carolina
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SAN DIEGO (AP) -- A paraglider has died after crashing into some cliffs in San Diego.

The medical examiner's office says 52-year-old Pamela Hargett of Inman, S.C., was killed Saturday at Torrey Pines, a beachside area popular with paragliders.

U-T San Diego (http://bit.ly/JuvyFE) says Hargett's boyfriend also was paragliding, saw her slam into a cliff and called 911 just after noon.

San Diego lifeguard Lt. Nick Lerma says lifeguards rappelled down to retrieve the woman but she was pronounced dead at the scene.

(Copyright 2012 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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