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'Spinning out of control': Paraglider dies when he plunges into Tavares lake

TAVARES, Fla. — A 59-year-old man died Monday morning when he crashed into a lake while paragliding in Tavares, the Lake County Sheriff’s Office said.

Deputies said they were called at about 7:30 a.m. to Lake Beauclair after someone saw Michael D. McGuire plunge into the lake.

"According to a witness, the paraglider appeared to malfunction, spinning out of control and landing in the lake," Lake County Sgt. Fred Jones said.

Jones said McGuire and two of his friends had departed from Orlando Apopka Airport to explore the area from the sky.

McGuire's body and his paraglider have been pulled from the water.

His driver's license had been issued by the commonwealth of Kentucky, Jones said.

The crash remains under investigation.

No other details were given.

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