Paraglider crashed into the ground in Tyrol

Serious paragliding accident on Friday in Tyrol's Stubai Valley! Because a Slovakian (32) was apparently moving too fast when loading, the man crashed into the ground. He suffered serious injuries. At around 11:45 a.m., the 32-year-old flew with a paraglider from the Elferhütte launch site towards the Moos airfield. “Presumably due to an excessive landing speed, he hit the ground with his body and remained injured,” the police say. People flying…

Probably caught in turbulence shortly after the start.

There was a fatal paragliding accident on Friday afternoon in the municipality of Tannheim.

As the police announced on Saturday morning, the 76-year-old had taken off with his paraglider from the Neunerköpfle launch site in the municipality of Tannheim (Reutte district) just before 17:00. Presumably shortly after takeoff, the pilot therefore got into turbulence and crashed. Witnesses to the accident provided first aid and set the rescue chain in motion. Despite resuscitation by the crew of the emergency medical helicopter “RK2", the pa…

Ein Deutscher ist am Freitagnachmittag beim Paragleiten in Tirol tödlich verunglückt. Wie die Polizei Samstag früh mitteilte, war der 76-Jährige knapp vor 17.00 Uhr mit seinem Gleitschirm am Startplatz Neunerköpfle im Gemeindegebiet von Tannheim (Bezirk Reutte) gestartet. Vermutlich kurz nach dem Start kam der Pilot demnach in Turbulenzen und stürzte ab.