Connecticut hang glider killed in Wawarsing accident

TOWN OF WAWARSING – A Shelton, Connecticut
man was killed Sunday evening when he was hang gliding and struck a mountainside
in Wawarsing.
State Police said Scott Trueblood, 44, a newly licensed pilot with the Ellenville Flight School, was hang gliding near Route 52 when the accident occurred around 6:08 p.m. He was dead at the scene.
The cause of the accident is pending an investigation.
State Police were assisted by Ellenville Police and Fire, EMS and Cragsmoor EMS.

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Hank Gross is the founder of Mid-Hudson News and a veteran journalist with over five decades of experience covering the Hudson Valley. A graduate of SUNY Oneonta, where he began his career in broadcasting, Hank has worked across radio, TV, and print media since 1970. His work has earned him numerous accolades, including an Associated Press “Best Newscast” award and recognition as a “Pillar of the Community” by the Greater Hudson Valley Family Health Center. He lives in Middletown with his wife, Virginia.