Speaking to Lao Dong newspaper, a leader of the Management Board of Son Tra Peninsula and Da Nang tourist beaches said that immediately after the fatal accident from the tourist paragliding activity, the Board immediately stopped all flight activities on Son Tra mountain.
Information from this unit said that sports, experiential, and tourism services on Son Tra Peninsula, Da Nang have been piloted since 2023. This is an adventure sporting activity, but very "ding". It is one of the products that has attracted tourists and experiences in Da Nang in recent years.
adventure sports activities of course always have the potential for accidents, however, a fatal accident is the first time in Da Nang.
Following the instructions of superiors, the Management Board of Son Tra Peninsula and Da Nang tourist beaches temporarily suspended all paragliding activities on Son Tra Mountain from the morning of July 9 until further notice.
Currently, while waiting for the results of the investigation by the authorities related to the accident, the Board will also review all business activities, services, exploitation of paragliding tourism, flight safety procedures, etc.
As Lao Dong reported, on the morning of July 9, authorities quickly arrived at the scene to deploy an investigation into the cause of the fatal accident caused by a paraglider traveling on Son Tra mountain.
The victim was identified as tourist Hoang Quoc T (36 years old, from Hung Yen province, currently residing in Ho Chi Minh City). Mr. T and a pilot ( controller) took off from a paraglider on the top of Son Tra mountain on the afternoon of July 8. Shortly after that, the parachute had an accident and fell near the foot of the mountain, close to the coast.
The accident caused Mr. T to die on the spot, and the driver was fortunately only slightly injured.
Parading activities in Son Tra are a licensed adventure tourism product, attracting many domestic and foreign tourists to participate.
