Two killed in paraglider crash on Sakhalin

Two people died in a paraglider crash near the village of Bereznyaki in Sakhalin Oblast. The accident occurred on a derelict airfield 2.5 km north of the village.

Consensus

• Two people died in the incident.
• The crash occurred near the village of Bereznyaki, Sakhalin Oblast.
• The crash happened on a derelict airfield.
• The crash occurred 2.5 km north of Bereznyaki.
• Follow-up investigation is underway by the Eastern Interregional Investigative Directorate of the Investigative Committee of Russia.
• A pre-trial investigation has been initiated under part 2 of Article 263 of the Russian Criminal Code.

Points of divergence

• The exact causes of the incident have not yet been established. — kommersant
• The pilot and passenger sustained fatal injuries. — vesti
• The investigation is being conducted as a criminal case under part 2 of Article 263 UCC (negligent violation of air transport safety rules resulting in death). — kommersant
• The investigation is being conducted based on the signs of a crime under part 2 of Article 263, UCC. — vesti

Coverage (3 sources)

• On Sakhalin two people died when a paraglider crashed — Коммерсантъ
• Two people died on Sakhalin when a paraglider fell — Вести
• Two people died in paraglider crash in Sakhalin region, TASS reported at Eastern MSUT of Russia's FSB. — ТАСС (Telegram)

Key entities

• Sakhalin Oblast
• Russia
• TASS
• SK
• Bereznyak
• Sakhalin
• Eastern Interregional Investigative Directorate on Transport
• Vostochnoy MSUT
• Moscow
• Telegram channel
• SKR
• Vostochnoy Interregional State Unitary Enterprise