By helicopter to hospital

Paragliders crash in Pongau and Lungau

Two German paragliders wanted to take off from Bischling in Werfenweng on Monday. Shortly after taking off, however, a 31-year-old lost altitude and crashed. Another athlete was seriously injured in St. Michael in Lungau.

Two paraglider pilots who were friends took off on Monday afternoon from the east launch site at Bischlinghöhe in Werfenweng. After take-off, the 31-year-old pilot lost altitude and ended up with her paraglider in the Larzenbachgraben below. At an altitude of around 1280 meters, near the Ramsaualm, the German touched a treetop and subsequently crashed onto the forest floor below.

Her 32-year-old companion saw the crash. He made an emergency landing with his paraglider in a meadow near the crash site and immediately informed the emergency services. The injured sports pilot was rescued from the rough terrain by the emergency helicopter "Alpin Heli 6" using a rope rescue and flown to the hospital in Schwarzach with injuries of indeterminate severity.

In St. Michael im Lungau, another sportsman was seriously injured. The paraglider pilot must have had problems approaching the landing site. The Red Cross was on site with an ambulance and emergency doctor.

After initial treatment on site, the seriously injured man was also transferred to Schwarzach Hospital by the "Martin 1" emergency helicopter.