Austrian paraglider escapes serious injury after airplane strike

Austrian paraglider escapes serious injury after airplane strike

The Straits Times·2026-05-25 15:29

A 44-year-old Austrian paraglider named Sabrina captured the harrowing moment when her parachute was hit by a sightseeing aircraft near Schmittenhöhe mountain on May 23.After a struggle to regain control and jettison the damaged canopy, the woman deployed her emergency chute and landed safely. She later wrote on Instagram that she had escaped serious injury, albeit with “a few nasty bruises and general contusions”.Follow The Straits Times on YouTube: https://str.sg/ytsubTurn on notifications 🔔 to stay updated.--------------------WEBSITE ➤ https://www.straitstimes.comWHATSAPP ➤ https://str.sg/whatsappTIKTOK ➤ https://www.tiktok.com/@straitstimesINSTAGRAM ➤ https://www.instagram.com/straits_timesFACEBOOK ➤ https://www.facebook.com/TheStraitsTimesTWITTER ➤ https://twitter.com/straits_timesTELEGRAM ➤ https://t.me/TheStraitsTimesPODCASTS ➤ https://str.sg/stpodcasts#straitstimes #paraglider #aviationaccident #austria

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