Seriously injured

Another paraglider pilot crashes in Vorarlberg

Two paraglider pilots had already crashed in Vorarlberg on Saturday. On Sunday, a 38-year-old man also crashed with his paraglider and was seriously injured. 

A 38-year-old man was seriously injured in an accident with his paraglider in Vorarlberg on Sunday. The man crashed onto a steep slope shortly after take-off on Ludescherberg (Bludenz district), according to the Vorarlberg police.

To hospital with an emergency doctor
A passer-by heard the seriously injured man's cries for help and administered first aid. After receiving first aid from the emergency doctor, the 38-year-old was flown by helicopter to Feldkirch Regional Hospital.

Two paraglider pilots had already had accidents in Vorarlberg at the weekend. The paraglider of a 57-year-old man suddenly collapsed on Saturday afternoon after take-off in Bezau (Bregenzerwald) at a height of 15 to 20 meters. After his crash, the man was also taken by helicopter to the state hospital in Feldkirch.

Injuries to the lumbar spine
At midday, a 32-year-old paraglider had to make an emergency landing on the Walmendinger Horn near Mittelberg (Kleinwalsertal) after being caught by a gust of wind shortly after take-off. His glider got caught between trees as he attempted to land and he crashed from a height of around four meters. According to the police, the pilot suffered injuries to his lumbar spine.