Youngest victim 10

Paragliding accidents: Girl and two adults dead

The photo shows the crash site in Westendorf. All help came too late for the two accident victims.(Bild: zoom.tirol)

Black Sunday in Tyrol: three people lost their lives in two paragliding accidents. The youngest victim was only ten years old. A girl who fell into the depths together with a pilot (60) during a tandem flight in Westendorf.  

The tragic accident in Westendorf occurred shortly before 2 pm. An Austrian tandem pilot (60) had taken off with the 10-year-old from Germany north of the Choralpe. A short time later, the duo got into wild turbulence. According to the police, the reason for the problems is not yet known.

However, the consequences were fatal for the girl and the 60-year-old. The tandem glider crashed into a young forest. The pilot and the little passenger were so seriously injured that they died at the scene of the accident.

East Tyrol: Plunged a hundred meters into the depths
On Sunday, near the East Tyrolean municipality of Sillian, help also came too late for a 55-year-old woman from Germany. The woman took off shortly after 1 p.m. above the Parggenspitze and then also got caught up in turbulence. She plummeted around one hundred meters and hit the ground with full force. The German woman also died on the spot.