Illinois Man Dies in Hang Gliding Accident

A Libertyville man died in a hang gliding accident Saturday at the Groveland Airport in Groveland, Fla.

Officials with the Lake County Sheriff's Office said a hang glider crashed on the runway at 6548 Groveland Airport Road, NBC's Orlando affiliate WESH reports.

The pilot was identified as 27-year-old hang gliding instructor Zachary Marzec.

Marzec was reportedly taken to South Lake Hospital, where he died.

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