THIS is the horror moment a tourist slips out of his harness while strapped to a paragliding instructor and plunges to his death.
Shocking footage shows the pair flying high above a popular tourist spot.
But as they sail through the sky north of Medellín, , Noam Mamam, 23, suddenly falls forward.
For an agonising moment, he hangs by a cable, dangling midair.
One arm is all that keeps him from falling into the abyss as his instructor desperately tries to reach him.
But he can’t hold on forever.
He suddenly drops and plummets to his death.
The tragedy unfolded around noon, with the holidaymaker falling above a road that links Medellín with San Pedro de los Milagros.
The passenger who plunged to his death was identified as Noam, a dual Israeli-German national.
Local authorities and tourism inspectors launched an into the deadly accident.
Initial investigations said issues with the safety harness could have caused the deadly accident.
Investigators are reportedly probing if there was an issue with the harness, including whether it was properly fastened or checked before take off.
The Mayor’s office, however, suggested the fall “preliminarily occurred due to conditions”.
The instructor Emiliano Muñetón Castro was reportedly hospitalised after the accident.
It comes after an when his parachute failed just 100 feet in the air in July.
Bayram Kurt, 48, lost control during strong winds causing him to plunge rapidly into mountainous terrain in northern .
Shocking footage shows the paraglider suspended in the air shortly after before falling straight down at speed.
Kurt, a veteran glider, died shortly after.
