TAVARES, Fla. — A paraglider pilot was killed after losing control while gliding over Lake Beauclair and crashing into the water Monday morning.

• Pilot crashed into Lake Beauclair just before 7:30 a.m.
• Identified as Michael McGuide, 59. Has a driver's license from Kentucky

At about 7:23 a.m., the Tavares Fire Department was called out for a water rescue after someone reported seeing a paraglider "malfunction (and) spinning out of control and landing in the lake," the Lake County Sheriff's Office and fire officials said.

The body of Michael McGuire, 59, was recovered from a single-engine paraglider.

“My understanding is that this was a three-wheeled aircraft," said Fred Jones of the Sheriff's Office. "A parachute was deployed, but it seemed it was too late.”

"Two other paragliders landed safely on the golf course of Deer Island," the Tavares Fire Department said in a Facebook post.

The Federal Aviation Administration is at the scene and will take the lead in this investigation.