By Associated Press - Tuesday, April 4, 2017

FARRAGUT, Tenn. (AP) - Police in east Tennessee say the pilot of a paraglider has died and a passenger was injured in a weekend accident.

Media outlets report the crash occurred Sunday in woods near Farragut.

The Knox County Sheriff’s Office says 58-year-old Stanley Decoursey of Powell was pronounced dead at the University of Tennessee Medical Center. A hospital spokeswoman says 54-year-old passenger Kenneth Atkins of Knoxville was in stable condition Monday.



The cause of the accident remains under investigation.

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