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Timaru James ‘Kiwi’ Oroc’s former man Greg Johnston disappeared while paragliding southwest of the small Nevada town of Eureka in August. His body has been found.
The body of missing Kiwi paraglider James “Kiwi” Oroc, Greg, Johnston, reported a page dedicated to his search.
Johnston was last heard on August 23 (New Zealand time) paragliding in Eureka, Nevada, and a massive search effort has since taken place to locate the missing former Timaru man, including his family offering a $ 10,000 reward to anyone who finds it.
A post on the GoFund Me page created by members of his Timaru family to cover the cost of searching for him reported yesterday (New Zealand time) that “it is with great relief and deep pain that we share that James has been found , left peacefully at rest under a tree. ”
“At this time, these are the only details we have about the particular circumstances that led to James’s untimely departure while flying in Nevada.
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“As a 30-year veteran pilot in the global paragliding community, Kiwi connected with an incredible network of pilots who gathered from all corners of the world to find him,” the publication says.
The news comes just a day after a post on a social media page dedicated to the search for Johnston that says his glider was located the night before.
“Bystanders found the glider flapping in the wind 10 to 15 miles from the highway,” the post says.
“It is in an area that has been heavily searched. Bill Belcourt drove overnight to meet the sheriffs this morning and search the immediate area. We will get in touch with an update as soon as we have one. ”
When the official search for Johnston was suspended after several weeks, family, friends and fellow paragliders persevered with their own search for terrestrial and satellite imagery, asking that he join as many people as possible.
Johnston’s friends and family asked people around the world to continue their search for high-tech satellite imagery scanning.
Yesterday’s post thanked everyone involved in the search.
“We can’t thank you enough for your ingenious efforts, the combined intellect and mastery of the team behind the search that formulated odds against all odds, it was extraordinary.
“The number of people who showed up and never knew James, or knew someone who knew James, and the extended community that was affected by his life in some way was powerful to witness.
“The terrain was unforgiving and we are also eternally grateful to all the people who showed up on site during a pandemic and massive wildfires to search for our loved one.”
The family has been approached by Stuff for comments.
