1999 Darwin Award: Paragliding vs. Parasailing

1999 Darwin Awards

Named in honor of Charles Darwin, the father of evolution, the Darwin Awards commemorate those who improve our gene pool by removing themselves from it.

Paragliding vs. Parasailing
1999 Darwin Award Nominee
Confirmed True by Darwin

(16 July 1999, Utah) A paraglider from Riverton turned into a parasailor, and dropped into the Murdoch Canal near Lehi in Utah County on Monday evening. Craig's parachute filled with water, and he was unable to escape as he was dragged towards a siphon on the east side of the canal, sucked under the I-15 freeway, and eventually pinned against a grate 400 feet downstream. An employee found his body for the Provo Water Users Association. Who knew that one of the dangers of paragliding is drowning?

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Submitted by: James Whited
Reference: Deseret News, Salt Lake City, Utah

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