Make New York Post a Preferred Source A 21-year-old Chicago paraglider died Saturday after a “mid-flight “emergency” ended with him crashing into a field.
Giovanni Lopez, 21, of Woodridge, Illinois, died while paragliding when he crashed into a farm field in Plainfield, Illinois. Giovanni Lopez / Facebook Police received a report that someone had crashed into a farm field in Plainfield, about 35 miles southwest of Chicago, just before 3 p.m.
The Kendall County Coroner’s Office identified the pilot as Giovanni Lopez.
Lopez suffered a mid-flight emergency while paragliding in Plainfield. Giovanni Lopez / Facebook A witness reportedly tried to help the victim until paramedics arrived, NBC Chicago reported.
Sadly, the young pilot was pronounced dead at the scene. His cause of death has not yet been revealed and the cause of the crash is being investigated by the Plainfield Police Department.
