Serious injuries
Experienced paraglider (66) crashed on the Präbichl
On Thursday afternoon, an experienced paraglider (66) took off from the Polster mountain station on the Präbichl (Vordernberg, Leoben district) - but he was unable to gain enough height. He avoided the lift, but crashed into a scree field and was seriously injured. The helicopter arrived.
A paraglider (66) started his flight from the mountain station of the chairlift at midday on Thursday - but he soon realized that he could not gain enough height. The Upper Styrian headed straight for the chairlift and threatened to fly into the steel cables.
Paraglider crashed into a scree field
He avoided the lift, but crashed into a scree field and seriously injured his foot. The emergency services were alerted. "A mountain rescuer was flown by helicopter to the vicinity of the crash site to retrieve the paraglider for the subsequent rescue, as the downdraft from the helicopter could otherwise whirl it up," explains Max Schlager, head of operations at Vordernberg Mountain Rescue.
After first aid, the 66-year-old had to be rescued with a rope and taken to Judenburg Regional Hospital by the Christophorus 17 rescue helicopter.
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