Central Coast veterinarian killed in paragliding accident
March 3, 2015
Dr. Ron Faoro
A popular Santa Barbara veterinarian was killed Sunday afternoon while paragliding above Rattlesnake Canyon.
Dr. Ron Faoro, 60, was tandem paragliding with his 16-year-old daughter when he slipped out of his harness and fell about 1,000 feet to the ground below, according to the Santa Barbara Sheriff’s Department. Faoro, an experienced para glider, had forgotten to strap his legs in properly.
After Faoro fell, his daughter remained in the harness. The teen later hit the side of a mountain and then crashed into a tree. She was airlifted to a local hospital where she was treated for her injuries.
Faoro worked at St. Francis Pet Clinic in Santa Barbara. He was married with one child.
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