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A Chinese paraglider found dead after being sucked into a storm cell over northern NSW was struck by lightning, police say.
Beijing man Zhongpin He, 42, disappeared last Wednesday while paragliding near Manilla ahead of this week's Paragliding World Championships.
After an extensive air and ground search, his body was found the following day about 75km from his launch site.
Police revealed on Tuesday that the preliminary results of a post-mortem examination showed Mr He had been struck by lightning.
Mr He was a member of the Chinese national paragliding team, with 10 years experience.
Another competitor sucked into the same storm cell was lucky to survive after being pounded by hail in freezing temperatures.
German woman Ewa Wisnierska, 35, lost consciousness for more than 40 minutes after being catapulted by the storm cell to a height of about 9,946 metres, before eventually dropping to a lower altitude.
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