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Victim of Antrim paraglider crash named

Portrush, Co Antrim - Man dies after glider crash
Portrush, Co Antrim - Man dies after glider crash

The man who died in a paragliding accident in Co Antrim last night has been named.

53-year-old Kelvin Adams from Bushmills died after his paraglider crashed into the sea off the Co Antrim coast.

Emergency services mounted an air and sea rescue operation for him when he went into the sea at the White Rocks, near Portrush.

He was taken from the water after sustaining serious injuries and transferred to hospital in Coleraine where he later died.