Tag: paraglider
Drama in Tyrol – With a paraglider against a gondola: woman (66) dies immediately
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Man seriously injured – paraglider crashes into avalanche barrier in Tyrol
A Tyrolean paraglider pilot was seriously injured in an accident on Friday: on the Innsbruck Nordkette the thermals were fatal for the 29-year-old, whereupon his legs got caught in an…
Crashed into a group of trees – paraglider pilot (66) seriously injured in the crash
On Saturday afternoon, the Reichenhall mountain rescue service had to rescue a 66-year-old local man from a height of six meters after he fell into a group of trees with…
Difficult rescue – paraglider crash: man (57) seriously injured
A 57-year-old paraglider pilot crashed in the Dachstein Mountains area on Saturday afternoon and was seriously injured. At around 1 p.m., the 57-year-old from the Wels-Land district went on paragliding…
Seriously injured – 20-year-old paraglider crashed on Heulantsch
A paragliding flight at the Heulantsch on the Teichalm (Weiz district) ended fatally. The 20-year-old athlete fell shortly after take-off on Thursday afternoon and was seriously injured. Just a few…
Heli operation – paraglider defective: paraglider (48) crashed
On Saturday afternoon, a paraglider crashed in alpine terrain in Annaberg-Lungötz. After taking off, the 48-year-old noticed that the lines on his paraglider were caught. The man tried to land,…
Improvised – rescuers came to rescue the paraglider with a court loader
Unusual rescue operation for an injured paragliding pilot in Gmunden: The helpers got a farm loader from the farmer and converted it into a lifting platform, on which two helpers…
In Werdenweng – paraglider seriously injured after crash
There was a serious accident in Werdenweng on Wednesday. A paraglider crashed and had to be flown to the hospital in Pongau by a rescue helicopter. The emergency services were…
Accident in Hopfgarten – paraglider collapses, pilot hits gondola rope
Paragliding accident in Hopfgarten: A German paraglider pilot (53) was flying about 250 meters above the ground when his glider suddenly collapsed. He sank uncontrollably and hit a leading cable…
Curious mishap – paraglider (54) falls into the middle of Lake Achensee
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…
Paraglider injured – Am Bischling: Three crashes in three days
Disastrous weekend in Werdenweng: There were three crashes in just three days at the popular paragliding hotspot. Two of those involved in the accident suffered serious back injuries. On Sunday…
Three crashes in Tyrol – paraglider (38) hits the ski slope – dead!
Three serious paragliding accidents on Tuesday in Tyrolean ski areas claimed one dead and two injured. While two young men were taken to the hospital in Oetz and Fulpmes, any…