A 59-year-old British man died and a 60-year-old British woman was seriously injured in a parasailing accident off Malta. They were about a mile and a half from St Julian’s on 19 September when strong winds reportedly swept them into the sea; the incident matters because it has prompted an investigation into the circumstances of the outing.

The pair were brought ashore by boat and given medical assistance. The man was pronounced dead at the scene, while the woman was taken to Mater Dei Hospital with serious injuries. A magistrate-led inquiry is under way; the article also cites the Parasail Safety Council’s figures of up to five million participants worldwide each year and more than 1,200 accidents over the past 30 years, and notes a fatal parasailing accident involving a British tourist in Benidorm in August.