Sheriff to probe death of paraglider killed in Highlands while filming Joanna Lumley doc next month
dailyrecord.co.ukThe death of a cameraman in a freak mid-air collision in the Highlands is to be probed by a sheriff next month. Dan Burton, 54, died on September 18, 2021.
He was killed when his paramotor collided with another one flown by his colleague, Sacha Dench, over Loch Na Gainmhich, Sutherland, while filming a Joanna Lumley documentary.
Ms Dench survived the incident but was left with serious injuries. She is known as the "human swan" for her adventures in using a paramotor to follow swans migrating from Russia across Europe and to the UK.At the time of the fatal incident, she was attempting a 3,000-mile paramotor challenge around Britain to highlight climate change ahead of Cop26.
It is understood that the record-breaking attempt would have been featured on a programme narrated by actress Joanna Lumley.
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