Paraglider in Tyrol Survives Crash: Rescue from Tree Crown
Der Mann hatte Glück im Unglück.
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Tuesday afternoon, a 43-year-old German man crashed into a wooded area while paragliding in Musau in the Tyrolean Außerfern (Reutte district).
The man went into a spin on steep terrain for reasons still unknown, the police reported. Subsequently, the parachute collapsed. The man was able to open the emergency parachute just in time and got caught in a tree about five meters high.
The man was lucky in his misfortune: He escaped without injuries. Rescue workers cut the lines of the parachute and rescued the German. Witnesses of the crash had previously made an emergency call.
(APA/Red)
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