One particular person was killed when two gliders collided in mid-air in upstate New York on Friday afternoon, New York State Police mentioned in an announcement.
Police have been referred to as to answer a report of a mid-air collision at round 2:26 p.m. on Friday, the assertion mentioned. Simply over two hours later, police mentioned investigators found particles “in a distant space, off of Sand Lake Highway in Edinburg” in Saratoga County.
“Two glider planes collided within the air. One airplane landed safely on the close by Plateau Sky Ranch Airport, and the pilot was unhurt,” the assertion mentioned.
The pilot of the second airplane “was the one particular person within the plane on the time of the collision” and was “found deceased on the crash website,” police added.
The Federal Aviation Administration and the Nationwide Transportation Security Board have been notified of the incident and the investigation into the crash is ongoing, police mentioned.
ABC Information’ Brianna Karla Sanchez contributed to this report.
