A man has been killed in a paraglider crash at a popular gliding spot on Western Australia's south coast.
Police confirmed the man's body was recovered from the ocean near Shelley Beach in the West Cape Howe National Park, about 25 kilometres west of Albany, after a crash.
Emergency services including Albany Volunteer Sea Rescue, surf life savers, police and State Emergency Services were called to the area just before 1:00pm.
The site has a gliding launch pad at the top of a cliff overlooking the Southern Ocean and is a popular destination for paragliders and hang-gliders.
Albany police Sergeant Danny Vincent said the man was found in the water below the cliff but was unable to be revived.
Sergeant Vincent said the cause of the crash was unknown.
A witness and friend of the deceased, Peter Hardy-Atkinson, told the ABC conditions were perfect with many gliders in the air.
He said the conditions may have changed during flight, leading to a crash-landing into the ocean.
"It's a rugged coast … thought he may have ditched into the ocean. We had talked about that before," he said.
"We never forget it's dangerous."
