Fatal accident in Hochoetz in the Tyrolean Ötztal on Saturday! Shortly after take-off, a local man (54) fell with his paraglider. The injured man had to be flown to hospital by emergency helicopter.
The accident happened shortly before 2:30 p.m. The 54-year-old took off with his paraglider from a currently closed slope in the Hochoetz ski area. “Immediately after takeoff, the plane crashed for unknown reasons,” police said.
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The local man then collapsed onto the slope. “He suffered injuries to his back.” The piste rescue team saved the 54-year-old with a piste machine. The injured person was then flown to Zams Hospital.
Source: Krone
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