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27-year-old hang gliding instructor Zachary Marzec died in a hang gliding accident in Groveland, Fla.
A hang glider from Illinois died Saturday after crashing on the runway of a rural south Lake County airfield.
The Lake County Sheriff's Office identified the victim as 27-year-old Zachary Marzec.
According to Marzec's Facebook profile, he is a hang-gliding instructor and he has several dozen photos of himself hang gliding with friends.
Deputies say something went wrong as Marzec was in flight and caused the hang glider to go down at Quest Air Hang Gliding airfield.
No one at the business could be reached after the crash.
The crash happened at about 3:20 p.m. He was taken to South Lake Hospital, where he died.
Jim Vachon, a spokesman for the Lake County Sheriff's Office, said an investigation is ongoing into the accident and what exactly happened is unknown.
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GROVELAND, Fla. (WOFL FOX 35 ORLANDO) - A hang gliding accident turned deadly Saturday in Groveland. Lake County Sheriff's office said the man, 27-year-old Zachary James Marzec of Illinois was hang gliding when he crashed at 6548 Groveland Airport Rd.
Deputies said he crashed on the runway at the Groveland Airport around 2:18 p.m. The preliminary investigation suggest that Mr. Marzec's hang glider malfunctioned during flight causing it to fall to the ground.
Marzec was taken to South Lake Hospital where he died from his injuries at 3:22 p.m. Detectives with the Lake County Sheriff's office are still investigating the incident, however at this time it appears to be an apparent accident.
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