Seattle Midair

Copied from AOPA weekly news:

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GLIDER PILOT DIES IN MIDAIR COLLISION
A Seattle-area glider pilot died on April 1 in a midair collision
involving two gliders about 6 miles northwest of the Arlington Municipal
Airport in Washington state. Killed was Wil Burhen, 40, an expert
glider pilot and mentor to other pilots, according to a story in the
"Seattle Post-Intelligencer." The second pilot, 24-year-old Paul
Adriance, parachuted from his damaged glider and escaped with minor
injuries. Adriance walked six hours to a naval transmitting station
in the cold and dark after freeing himself from his parachute in a
tall tree, according to a Web site maintained by the Evergreen Soaring
Club. Evergreen alerted authorities when the two failed to return
about 7 p.m. The glider pilots were flying together and in radio
contact as they searched for lift.
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Mark Navarre
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LoCal, USA
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