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Kite-surfer, 28, dies after gale drags him 100mph across beach and drops him from 50ft
By PETER ALLEN
Last updated at 3:37 PM on 8th November 2010
Victim one ignored warnings about high winds
A kite surfer has died after a gale-force wind dragged him across a beach at more than 100mph before he hit at least three rooftops and then plunged 50ft into the ground.
The horrific tragedy took place during a storm in the upmarket seaside resort of Saint-Jean-de-Luz, in south west France, yesterday afternoon.
Weather forecasts has warned people about high winds, but a number of men and women were still surfing.
The Saint Jean de Luz resort, near Biarritz in south west France, was where kite-surfer Adrien Monnoyeur died after being picked up and dropped in a gale on Sunday
Adrien Monnoyeur, a 28-year-old from Toulouse, was on a surfboard being towed by a large kite when a particularly strong gust lifted him high into the air.
But rather than racing across the waves at great speed - which is the purpose of the sport - he was lifted high in the air and began to head inland.
Unable to detach himself from his harness Mr Monnoyeur was pulled high above the beach and over St Jean's Grand Hotel.
An eye-witness said: 'It all happened in an instant but was truly terrifying.
'He hit a pier to begin with and then clipped the top of the Grand Hotel.
'Then he flew along a main street and grazed the top of the seven-storey Eguzkia boarding house, hitting a chimney stack.
'Then he struck the roof of an adjoining building before finally separating from a harness and plunging to the ground.'
Kite-surfing has become a very popular sport, but is very dangerous in strong winds - last year a kite-surfer died in similar circumstances on the beach at Luzien, some seven miles away from where Mr Monnoyeur was killed (stock picture)
A local resident told Sud Ouest newspaper: 'I was on the phone to a friend looking out the window. I was telling him to watch the sea when I saw the kite surfer go past me at breakneck speed.'
The woman did not know what was happening at first, adding: 'It all happened in the space of a second. I even thought I had a hallucination.'
She could see every details of the kite-surfer's face, saying: 'He was a very good looking young man. It was so strange.
'I couldn't even see fear in his face. It was instead an expression of astonishment, but this is just my feeling.'
The woman, who asked not to be named, rushed out of her apartment block in the storm and saw Mr Monnoyeur lying dead in the courtyard of another building.
He was still in his harness with his tow rope lying next to him.
Emergency services arrived within minutes but Mr Monnoyeur was believed to have died instantly.
An enquiry was launched instantly but nobody else was being sought in what is believed to have been a tragic accident. Local residents including guests at the Grand Hotel were meanwhile being treated for shock.
In April 2009 a kite-surfer died in similar circumstances on the beach at Luzien, some seven miles away.
Kite-surfing is growing in popularity as a sport, with thousands of British people among those taking it up.
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