Champion paraglider killed after smashing into tourist landmark during test flight just weeks on from winning gold medal

Champion paraglider killed after smashing into tourist landmark during test flight just weeks on from winning gold medal

A WORLD-class daredevil has died in a horror crash after slamming into a famous Cape Town peak during a test flight. Jean Jacques Wallis, 35, an aerial sports pro with more than 20 years in paragliding was killed when his trial run went catastrophically wrong. The South African ace was also highly-experienced at skydiving, BASE… Published: [#item_custom_pubDate]

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