Va. man dies in paragliding accident

Published September 17, 2014 9:51am ET



CHESAPEAKE, Va. (AP) — Virginia State Police say a man has died in a paragliding accident south of Chesapeake.

Media outlets report 27-year-old Jeff Toll of Virginia Beach was piloting the paraglider when it struck a power line Tuesday night on a farm where he’d flown for years.

State Police say Toll was pronounced dead at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital.

State Police and the Federal Aviation Administration are investigating the accident.