Meadow hit – hang glider lost control on landing

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Fatal leisure accident on Sunday afternoon in the Tyrolean lowlands: a hang glider (33) lost control due to a gust of wind on landing in St. Jakob in Haus (Kitzbühel district) and fell from a height of several metres. The man suffered serious injuries.

The 33-year-old started his hang glider in Ruhpolding in Bavaria in the afternoon and then flew to St. Jakob in Haus. “There, the pilot said he lost control of the hang glider near a field during the landing phase due to a gust of wind and then fell from a height of about three meters onto the meadow.” reported to the police.

broken shoulder
The man suffered a broken shoulder. After first aid at the scene of the accident, he was transported by ambulance to the St. Johann in Tirol district hospital.

Source: Krone

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