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'Bachelorette' contestant dies after paragliding crash

Eric Hill left show before Utah crash

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'Bachelorette' contestant dies after paragliding crash
Eric Hill left show before Utah crash
A man who was one of the bachelors on the upcoming series of "The Bachelorette" has died following a paragliding accident during the weekend.Eric Hill, 32, was paragliding Sunday at Point of the Mountain in Draper, Utah, when he crashed into the mountainside. He was found unconscious and later died.Hill's sister, Karen Tracy, posted a note about her brother's death on Facebook, saying "Eric shared his final journey with us this morning as all his immediate family were able to be at his side when he passed away."Hill had been reportedly already been sent home by bachelorette Andi Dorfman before the accident."Eric inspired us every day with his passion, his courage and his adventurous spirit, and for that we are very thankful. On behalf of our cast, crew and producers, we send our love, our thoughts and our prayers to Eric's family during this difficult time," show producers said in a statement.Hill, an adventurer who sought to visit every country in the world in less than 1,200 days, was a California native.

A man who was one of the bachelors on the upcoming series of "The Bachelorette" has died following a paragliding accident during the weekend.

Eric Hill, 32, was paragliding Sunday at Point of the Mountain in Draper, Utah, when he crashed into the mountainside. He was found unconscious and later died.

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Hill's sister, Karen Tracy, posted a note about her brother's death on Facebook, saying "Eric shared his final journey with us this morning as all his immediate family were able to be at his side when he passed away."

Hill had been reportedly already been sent home by bachelorette Andi Dorfman before the accident.

"Eric inspired us every day with his passion, his courage and his adventurous spirit, and for that we are very thankful. On behalf of our cast, crew and producers, we send our love, our thoughts and our prayers to Eric's family during this difficult time," show producers said in a statement.

Hill, an adventurer who sought to visit every country in the world in less than 1,200 days, was a California native.