A champion hang glider was killed in a freak accident after colliding with a paraglider in midair over Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday. Two-time Brazilian hang-gliding champion Philip Eric Haegler, 59, was knocked off course by the collision, smashed into a building, and was knocked unconscious before falling 11 stories to his death, according to reports from local outlets . Emergency crews rushed to the scene but were unable to save the champion hang-glider. The police told the local outlet

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