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Paraglider Fatally Shoots Self in Flight

AMERICAN FORK, Utah -- A 42-year-old paraglider fatally shot himself in midflight after a domestic dispute, authorities said Thursday.

Witnesses reported that a "loud pop" was heard shortly before the motorized glider crashed, the Utah County Sheriff's Office said on its Web site.

Greg Kehl, 42, of Eagle Mountain was involved in a domestic dispute and fired a shot into the ground when someone tried to prevent him from grabbing a key to the aircraft Wednesday, the sheriff's office said.

The paraglider flew over a park and two golf courses before it crashed, witnesses said. Deputies were still looking for Kehl's handgun Thursday, the sheriff's office said.

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