CEBU CITY, Philippines — Police in the province are still waiting for permission from the family of an American who died in a glider crash in Oslob town last May 15, 2022, to conduct an autopsy.
Police want an autopsy to be done on the body of American para gliding expert Peter Humes, 63, to rule out foul play.
Humes died in an accident around 10 a.m. on Sunday, May 15, in a paragliding spot in Sitio Canan-aw, Barangay Poblacion, Oslob town, southern Cebu. As of this posting, Police could not tell if Humes died due to faulty equipment pending assessment from experts.Police Colonel Engelbert Soriano, director of the Cebu Police Provincial Office , said that the accident involving Humes was ‘unexpected’ since the victim was a director of a paragliding team in the US.
According to their report, Humes was the education and safety director of the Paraglide Tandem International based in Ocean City, New Jersey, USA.to assess industry workers and check on available equipment for a possible upgrade ofTo check if the equipment in Oslob were ‘airworthy,’ he tested these. Unfortunately, he figured in an accident and died.“Biglang bumaba, parang nag nosedive ba… siguro aksidente talaga,” Soriano said.
They are also asking other operators in the province to make sure that all their recreational activities are safe for the public to avoid accidents.
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