WGC Mid-air reported

On Friday, August 17, 2012 4:37:49 PM UTC-5, Duster wrote:
From Uvalde LiveATC: 15 meter cancelled dut to mid-air. Open and 18

meter class still underway and not cancelled.

Pilots are safe.

On Aug 17, 4:41*pm, "John Godfrey (QT)"
wrote:
On Friday, August 17, 2012 4:37:49 PM UTC-5, Duster wrote:
From Uvalde LiveATC: 15 meter cancelled dut to mid-air. Open and 18

meter class still underway and not cancelled.

Pilots are safe.

"Some of the other 15m pilots were involved in rescue/communications
overwatch/escort for the damaged glider and in the interests of
fairness the task for 15m has been cancelled for the day. We have
recalled Nick through a relay through the Belgian team. Crew is on
the way to the airport."

"One pilot parichuted, the other made it back to Uvalde."

Two 15 Meter class gliders were involved in a midair collision at the World Gliding Contest in Uvalde Texas. Both pilots are reported safe. The 15 Meter task has been cancelled . Further details are unavailable at this time. The contest management are focusing on and working with the appropriate authorities to collect further information.

This statement was released by the WGC2012 Contest Management and I was asked to post it on RAS. Updates will be posted as they become available.

On Aug 17, 4:41*pm, "John Godfrey (QT)"
wrote:
On Friday, August 17, 2012 4:37:49 PM UTC-5, Duster wrote:
From Uvalde LiveATC: 15 meter cancelled dut to mid-air. Open and 18

meter class still underway and not cancelled.

Pilots are safe.

That's great news. By the looks of Spot tracking (albeit delayed) 15
meters were passing about 20 min by drive from where I am in a car.
This is much closer than Uvalde. If you are onsite, let me know if
they need assistance on the ground for anything and where the location
is (Pipe Cree, perhaps?)