British man dies in paragliding accident in Spain

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A 63-year-old British man has died in a paragliding accident in Spain's north-eastern Catalonia region, authorities have said.

Emergency services received a report of the accident in the Palau de Noguera area, near the town of Tremp, about 13:30 local time (14:30 BST) on Wednesday.

The man, who was found seriously injured by rescuers, received first aid until medical teams arrived, but later died.

The UK Foreign Office said it was "supporting the family of a British man who has died in Spain".

Palau de Noguera is located near Àger - an area popular with paragliders and hang gliders on the edge of the Pyrenees in north-eastern Spain.

Local media reported that the man appeared to have become tangled in power lines before hitting the ground.

However, officials have not confirmed the cause of the accident.

The Catalan government said three fire brigades and two medical teams attended the scene.

It added that the Mossos d'Esquadra, the main police force in Catalonia, has worked with five teams from the citizen security and investigation units.

Authorities were expected to inform the man's family through British consular channels, according to local media.

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