Unusual aviation accident on Sunday in Pertisau: A German paragliding pilot (54) had problems in flight, which ended with him falling into the waters of Lake Achensee.
The German carried out several flight maneuvers for training purposes under the supervision of the Achensee Flight School. At 10:38 a.m., during a maneuver known as “spiral flying”, he began to spin uncontrollably and lost altitude too quickly. Rescue parachute activated Despite the activation of the rescue parachute, he fell into Lake Achensee. Even though he was wearing a life jacket (activates when he comes into contact with water), he was underwater for a few seconds. The crew of a lifeboat from the flight school was already on site. Rapid rescue They immediately pulled the casualty out of the water and set the rescue chain in motion. The German received first aid from the Schwaz/Achensee water rescue service and was flown to the Innsbruck clinic in a rescue helicopter with serious injuries.
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