Paramotor instructor Fabrizio Vittori, 50, was found deceased near his property after apparently crashing while flying. Authorities suspect a medical event may have occurred during flight. Body discovered by neighbor around 12:20 PM, actual incident time unknown but estimated between 9 AM scheduled lesson time and discovery.
Low — plausible assumptions
Paramotor instructor Fabrizio Vittori was found deceased near his property in Freeport. A neighbor discovered his body and alerted emergency responders at approximately 12:20 PM on September 10. The exact time of the incident is unknown, but he had a student lesson scheduled for 9 AM that day which he did not attend. He was using a backpack-style paramotor with a seat. The FAA was unable to identify the make or model of the device. Preliminary autopsy findings indicate blunt force trauma. Authorities suspect a medical event may have occurred while he was flying.
Preliminary information from sheriff's office indicates a medical event may have occurred while the pilot was utilizing the paramotor. Official autopsy was still pending at time of report.
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Fatal injuries. Preliminary autopsy findings indicate blunt force trauma.
September 10, 2025
United States
Freeport
Footlaunch
Fabrizio Vittori
50 years old, Freeport resident, paramotor instructor. Had a student lesson scheduled for 9 AM that day.
FREEPORT — Authorities are investigating the death of a man found near Freeport who apparently crashed while using a paramotor. A neighbor discovered the body of Fabrizio Vittori, 50, near his property and alerted emergency responders at about 12:20 p.m. Sept. 10, according to the Brazoria County Sheriff's Office. An exact time of the incident wasn't known, but a student had a lesson scheduled for 9 a.m. that day and didn't show, authorities said. "Preliminary information indicates a medical event may have occurred while Mr. Vittori was utilizing the paramotor," said Madison Polston, the sheriff's office public information officer. Vittori, a Freeport resident and paramotor instructor, apparently had been using a backpack-style paramotor with a seat before he was found, authorities said. The Federal Aviation Administration has been unable to identify the make or model of the device. A paramotor is a powered paraglider. "The official autopsy is still pending, but preliminary findings indicate blunt force trauma," Polston said. The death remains under investigation, but there is no indication any criminal activity is involved, she said.