(Story courtesy of news partner Dakota Broadcasting)– The Brown County Sheriff’s Department responded to a reported paraglider accident northeast of Aberdeen Wednesday (Aug. 19, 2026). The accident occurred around 7:20 p.m. in rural Brown County, northwest of Westport and south of Willow Creek. According to a release from the department, sheriff’s deputies, the Frederick Fire Department, Aberdeen Medics, Careflight and the South Dakota highway patrol responded to the accident. Aberdeen Mayor Travis Schaunaman has been identified by the sheriff’s office as one of the people involved in the accident along with his 10-year-old and 8-year-old children. Schaunaman received serious, non-life threatening injuries while his 10-year-old received minor injuries and his 8-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene. The Federal Aviation Adminitration and the National Transportation Safety Board have been contacted. The City of Aberdeen released the statement seen below. ...read more read less