Image: VOLKER WEIHBOLD
A 69-year-old from the Steyr-Land district took off with his paraglider at around 3 p.m. from the Sonnberg launch site in Steinbach am Ziehberg. For unknown reasons, the paraglider pilot, who has around 35 years of flying experience, glided into a group of trees below the launch site immediately after takeoff and got caught in a treetop with his paraglider.
- Read more from the local edition Steyr: Steyr European Championship participants at the Olympics? – “Hope dies last”
He says he was not injured and was able to find a safe footing in a fork in the tree. He then called the fire department himself. The fire department’s high-altitude rescuers were able to free the injured man from his predicament. The 69-year-old was treated by the rescue team after being rescued and then went to the Pyhrn-Eisenwurzen Clinic in Kirchdorf on his own.
My themes
For your bookmarked topics
new articles found.
info By clicking on the icon you add the keyword to your topics.
info
By clicking on the icon you open your “my topics” page. You have of 15 keywords saved and would have to remove keywords.
info By clicking on the icon you remove the keyword from your topics.
Add the topic to your topics.
Source: Nachrichten
