Sunday, July 14, 2013

Photographer arrested after paragliding over Kansas feedlot


A freelance photographer taking photos of a Kansas feedlot for National Geographic faces a charge of criminal trespassing.

The photographer, George Steinmetz, was taking aerial photos of the feedlot near Garden City for a series about food scheduled to publish in 2014 when a feedlot employee noticed the paraglider and alerted authorities.

The Associated Press reports Steinmetz and his paraglider instructor failed to obtain permission to launch a paraglider from private property and didn’t notify the feedlot of their plans. The two were arrested and kept in Finney County Jail for a short time before paying a $270 bond.

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