A world champion paraglider hurtled into a tourist landmark just weeks after winning a gold medal, becoming the latest daredevil to lose his life to a deadly sport where each 500 jumps ends in horror Jean Jacques Wallis smashed into Cape Town's Lion’s Head mountain in paragliding's latest tragedy (Image: NX)

A world-renowned aerial sports pro with over 20 years of experience in paragliding became the lethal sport's latest victim in a test flight with a parakite, slamming into Cape Town's iconic peak.

Jean Jacques Wallis, 35, was killed just weeks after winning a gold medal at the World Wingsuit League in September. The South African extreme sports ace was also an expert in skydiving, BASE jumping, and wingsuit flying.

He was reportedly testing out a Flare Moustache parakit

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