A glider tragedy in Spain leads to the death of a 75-year-old British man.
Authorities said that the gliding accident happened in the foothills of the Pyrenees mountain range in Spain.
Glider Tragedy in Spain: 75-Year-Old British Man Dies After Crashing
According to The Daily Mail UK's latest report, Mike Evans-who was nicknamed "Little Mike" by his friends because of his height after his glider crashed.
Authorities stated that the man's glider hit the trees by the runway while he was trying to land at the Santa Cilia aerodrome located near the northern Spanish city of Jaca.
On Saturday, Sept. 9, emergency responders were alerted around 4:00 p.m. local time because of the incident. At first, Little Mike was conscious.
He was even complaining about his neck pain after crashing. But, after 40 minutes, the British man lost consciousness.
Emergency responders said that the guy could have gone into cardiac arrest. Sadly, he was pronounced dead at the scene.
Based on the images, the damaged glider was buried in undergrowth near the runway. There's also a fallen tree on the plane's left wing.
The Metro UK reported that Evans was traveling alone when he was flying the single-seat glider. One of his friends said he saw him coming to land from the aerodrome.
"Perhaps he was going a little fast and high but we'll have to wait to see what the investigation says," added the unnamed individual.
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Little Mike's Friends Were Devastated
Little Mike is known in the area because of his passion for flying. One of his friends even said he was working as a chef at a very important air club in south London.
"He's spent up to four months of the year here at times because of the passion he had for flying," said the British man's friend.
Members of the Nimbus Aeroclub are also quite close to Little Mike because he has been visiting the aerodrome for more than 20 years.
The Spanish air club posted a Facebook tribute to Mike, saying that it has been a pleasure knowing the guy and flying with him for the past few years.
Luis Ferreira, the aerodrome director, said that Mike's death devasted all of them. A Spanish friend of Evans also shared that the British man considers the Santa Cilia aerodrome as the best place to exercise his passion for flying and gliding.
