Problems landing

Paraglider (23) crashed into a lamppost

Just a few days ago, a paraglider got caught in the ropes of a material ropeway in Molln, and now a 23-year-old in Ebensee (Upper Austria) had a mishap. The man had to make an emergency landing, but crashed into a street lamp and was injured.

The 23-year-old from the district of Vöcklabruck climbed up to the 1592-metre-high Feuerkogel in the municipality of Ebensee on Monday on foot with his paraglider. The man took off with his paraglider from a suitable launch site next to the hut village. He headed for the landing site in the district of Rindbach.

Wind conditions changed
Due to the increasing valley wind, the 23-year-old was unable to fly to the planned landing site and was therefore forced to fly with the wind direction. He wanted to make an emergency landing in a meadow in the municipality of Ebensee. During the flight maneuver, however, the 23-year-old lost considerable altitude and collided with a street lamp at around 4:40 p.m. during the landing approach. The man suffered injuries of indeterminate severity as a result of the collision. He was able to recover the paraglider from the lamppost with the help of passers-by who were present.