Dangerous scenes happened on Friday in Tannheim in the Tyrolean district of Reutte! A German paraglider (68) had to open the emergency parachute after turbulence. The pilot suffered serious injuries on landing.
The accident happened just before 12:30 p.m. The 68-year-old took off with the paraglider from the launch site “Neunerköpfle-West” and flew towards Hindelang (Germany). “During the return flight to Tannheim, the paraglider steadily lost altitude,” police said. When there was also no thermal effect in the “Einstein” area, the German decided to fly west again.
Wanderer sounded the alarm
The paraglider was hit by a so-called “lee roller”. As a result, the 68-year-old lost control of the plane. “As a result, he pulled the emergency parachute and was able to land hard from a height of about 100 meters.”
A hiker who saw the scene called emergency services. The German was flown with the emergency helicopter to the hospital in Reutte. Here he could go again.
Source: Krone
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