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Released: July 23, 2015 - Thursday, 04:40 PM
A witness indicated the victim was paragliding and experienced some type of difficulty and crash landed into an open field. The victim was transported by ambulance to a local hospital emergency room. A short time later he was pronounced dead by hospital staff.
An autopsy was performed on Tuesday where the cause of death is listed as multiple blunt force trauma injuries.
Death Investigation - Paragliding Accident Update
Contact: Tony CipollaPhone: (805) 781 4547Date and time of incident: July 17, 2015 1:05 p.mPlace of Occurrence: Open field, east of Highway 1, 200 yards south of the Cal Fire Station located at 108 Chaney Ave, Cayucos, CA Victim Information: Warren Brockett, 55, San Luis ObispoSuspect Information: N/AThe Coroner's Unit of the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office has identified the victim involved in a fatal paragliding accident which occurred on July 17 in Cayucos. The paraglider has been identified as 55-year-old Warren Brockett of San Luis Obispo.A witness indicated the victim was paragliding and experienced some type of difficulty and crash landed into an open field. The victim was transported by ambulance to a local hospital emergency room. A short time later he was pronounced dead by hospital staff.
An autopsy was performed on Tuesday where the cause of death is listed as multiple blunt force trauma injuries.
