A 12-year-old boy and his instructor died after their hang glider crashed onto a dry lake bed in Nevada . The child , whose name has not been released , was visiting with his family from New Mexico and was inside the hang glider tethered to a pick-up truck that plummeted to the ground on Friday afternoon . The adult male instructor , who has not been identified , died at the scene , while the boy 's family was able to transport him to Nevada Highway Patrol troopers who were on the side of the road . However , as troopers performed CPR they were unable to revive him . Scroll down for video . A boy , 12 , and his hang-gliding instructor died after their glider crashed onto a dry lake bed in Nevada . During the activity , the hang gliding company , which has not been named , tethers gliders to the rear of a pickup truck to propel them into the air . Stanley Oloff , who was at the scene and is reportedly the child 's great grandfather said that the family loved adventure and that it was their first time trying hang gliding . Metro police and NHP troopers arrived at the first scene of the incident , where the glider crashed at the Jean dry lake bed , near Sloan Road and Interstate 15 at 2.50pm , according to the Las Vegas Review Journal . The family . from Farmington , was a part of a tour group that was organized to do the activity with the hang gliding company , which has not been named , according to Fox 5 Vegas . Stanley Oloff , who was at the scene and is reportedly the child 's great grand-father , said the family loved adventure and that it was their first time trying hang gliding . The boy was the most excited of the group so he was selected to go on the first ride . During the activity , the hang gliding company tethers gliders to the rear of a truck to propel them into the air . Police said the hang glider was in the air when the truck driver pulling them turned around abruptly . The driver is believed to have thought the tether had been released which is ordinarily done by the person inside of the glider , before both the child and the man tragically plummeted to the ground . Authorities are still trying to piece together the cause of the incident and said it was too early to determine if it was a result of a mechanical or operational issue , said Capt . Peter Boffelli . Police said the glider was supposed to release the tether from the truck itself . Apparently , that tether release did not occur . Troopers performed CPR , but the child died while inside of the truck , said Trooper Loy Hixson . Metro police and the Federal Aviation Administration are still investigating the incident . 'The glider was supposed to release the tether from the truck itself . Apparently , that tether release did not occur , ' said Capt . Peter Boffelli from the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department . 'So what occurred is when the truck turned around thinking the tether was released , the glider itself plummeted straight to the ground . ' The male instructor died while inside the glider . The boy 's family and some of the company 's employees placed the child inside of a truck and were headed to a hospital in Las Vegas when they spotted NHP troopers 10 miles away on the side of the road , according to 8 News Now . The troopers performed CPR , but the child died while inside of the truck , said Trooper Loy Hixson . Authorities are still trying to piece together the cause of the incident and said it was too early to determine if it was a result of a mechanical or operational issue , said Boffelli . Metro police and the Federal Aviation Administration are investigating .
The child , who has not been named , was with his family from New Mexico as their tour group went to go hang gliding on Friday night . Hang ##ers towed by pickup trucks did not touch the tether , he said . Male instructor , who has not been identified , died while inside of the glider .