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‘Can’t Believe That I’m Sitting Here’: Paraglider Nearly Falls to Her Death After Plane Hits Her in Wild Video
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A nausea-inducing video captured a small plane colliding with a paraglider over the Austrian Alps, nearly ripping her out of the sky.
The video, posted to Instagram by Sabrina, username @sab-thi, begins with the paraglider enjoying a clear, beautiful Saturday soaring over the Piesendorf area of Salzburg. According to Salzburg State Police, the pilot of a Cessna 172 had the same idea, taking in the sights on a scenic flight when he struck her. The pilot, 28, claims he was unable to avoid colliding with the paraglider.
A woman paragliding over the Austrian Alps survived a terrifying midair collision after a small plane sliced through the paraglider's canopy, sending her spinning out of control.........