Fulvio Pacher dies in tandem accident
Fulvio Pacher, brother of Jimmy and importer of Gin Gliders in Italy, was killed in a tandem accident on Col de Rossi, Marmolada, on 22 February 2008.
Initial reports say that the passenger tried to stop the launch and the pair slipped on a snowy slope before swinging into a cliff. The passenger sadly also died.
Our thoughts go out to their families and friends.
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