Due to gust of wind
Paraglider had to make an emergency landing immediately after take-off
Turbulence can quickly lead to accidents when paragliding - even the pilot's many years of experience often don't help.
Today, a 61-year-old Tyrolean wanted to take off with his paraglider from an altitude of 1860 meters from the Emberger Alm. "The man took off on a leisure flight into the valley to Greifenburg," the police report. But the accident occurred immediately after take-off.
"The experienced pilot had to make an emergency landing due to a gust of wind and a resulting collapse of the glider," the police continued. However, this was only possible in the steeply sloping terrain, around 100 meters south of the take-off site. During the emergency landing, the man sustained injuries of indeterminate severity.
"After first aid, the 61-year-old was flown to Villach Regional Hospital by the ARA 3 rescue helicopter," explained the police, who were on the scene together with the Oberes Drautal mountain rescue team.
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