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Kite-Glider Daniel Genge, 27, is rescued from Lake Ontario yesterday after his kite collapsed in heavy winds and he fell 450 feet into the lake off th(...)
Kite-Glider Daniel Genge, 27, is rescued from Lake Ontario yesterday after his kite collapsed in heavy winds and he fell 450 feet into the lake off th(...)

Kite-Glider Daniel Genge, 27, is rescued from Lake Ontario yesterday after his kite collapsed in heavy winds and he fell 450 feet into the lake off th(...)

Date8/24/1975
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Original Toronto Star caption: Kite-Glider Daniel Genge; 27; is rescued from Lake Ontario yesterday after his kite collapsed in heavy winds and he fell 450 feet into the lake off the Canadian National Exhibition. More than 4;000 people saw him fall; during the aquarama. Genge is a Canadian hang-gliding champion and a member of the Canadian hang-gliding team. He is in satisfactory condition in St. Joseph's Hospital. His crash helmet flew off before he hit the water.
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Kite-Glider Daniel Genge, 27, is rescued from Lake Ontario yesterday after his kite-folded in heavy winds and let him drop 450 feet into the lake next(...)
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