Shocking moment migrant PARAGLIDES into Europe and disappears just a day after another died attempting the same stunt

Shocking moment migrant PARAGLIDES into Europe and disappears just a day after another died attempting the same stunt

THIS is the shocking moment a migrant paraglides into Spanish territory before vanishing. Terrifying footage shows the daring stunt with the paraglider sailing above Ceuta’s skyline to evade border cops. A migrant has paraglided into the Spanish city of Ceuta from Morocco Credit: Solarpix The paraglider made the risky crossing on Saturday after another migrant died attempting the same stunt on Friday Credit: Solarpix It came just a day after a man died attempting to take the same risky route into Europe. The latest paraglider touched down at the Benzu viewpoint in Ceuta on Saturday, close to the Spanish city’s land border with Morocco. Sign up for The Sun newsletter Thank you! Police are still scouring the streets for the migrant, who appeared to have disappeared completely after landing. Normally paragliders need 80 to 100 hours of training to take to the skies solo. But cops said people smugglers have been charging migrants to make the risky air crossing with just a few minutes training. The paragliding migrant who died attempting the crossing plunged into the sea in the early hours of Friday morning. Police raced to the spot where he had been spotted crashing into the water in the hope of rescuing him alive. Terrifying footage was captured on Saturday Credit: Solarpix The migrant touched down on Spanish soil and vanished without a trace Credit: Solarpix But they discovered him dead from a suspected drowning. Most read in The Sun He had tried to reach Ceuta on a paraglider via the Benzu breakwater bordering Morocco. Local police union spokesman Diego Madraza said of the migrants: “They have no flight training, sometimes they are given a course lasting barely a few minutes before taking off. “Recently in Morocco, a gang that trained migrants in this type of entry using paragliders was dismantled. “As soon as one door closes on them, another opens, so now detection can no longer be only be sea or land, but it can also be aerial.” In July, the small Spanish city in North Africa saw more than 70,000 migrants storm a land border and swim in, leaving terrified locals cowering in their homes. Most returned to Morocco after the chaos but many remain missing in Ceuta. One migrant was arrested after breaking into a woman’s Ceuta home and climbing into her bed in just his underwear on Saturday. Beatriz Ferron, 62, started screaming after waking up to find the near-naked intruder lying next to her. The unnamed man was one of the tens of thousands who stormed into the Spanish enclave last month. He pleaded guilty to breaking and entering and was handed a 16-month prison sentence, immediately substituted for deportation and a five-year ban on entering Spain. It comes as cops are bracing for another mass assault on Ceuta by speedboat. Alicante-based tech company Golden Owl believes August 15 has been earmarked for the invasion. It discovered mafia-run social networks offering places on boat for around €14,000 (£12k). The company also warned that Monday is being considered as an alternative plan after the original date was leaked. Sources from Spain’s National Intelligence Centre also confirmed the information, according to local media. Golden Owl claims the new method will shift focus from swimming to the use of Zodiac boats. The inflatables are often used by drug runners because they are powered by engines and capable of travelling at high speed. The plan allegedly involves a “crowdfunding” offer stating: “Whoever has 15,000 dirhams (£12k) should come down to Fez. “I’ll sell my motorcycle, and we’ll pool the funds to buy a Zodiac and use it to enter Ceuta. That way, they won’t send us back.” Open recruitment on online forums is a deceptive tactic often used by criminal networks. Golden Owl has linked 25 Facebook groups to the social media campaign that allegedly led to thousands of people joining the rush to reach Ceuta last week. Spain’s Ministry of the Interior said it is prepared for a potential invasion.

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