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Paraglider fights for her life after being clipped by plane in heart-pounding first-person footage
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| May 24, 2026
| Patrick Reilly
Posted on 05/24/2026 3:55:14 PM PDT by crusty old prospector
Heart-stopping footage captured the moment a plane smashed through a paraglider’s canopy midair, sending a woman spiraling through the sky screaming before she miraculously landed safely on the ground. The paraglider, a 44-year-old woman named Sabrina, posted footage of her flying near the scenic Schmittenhöhe mountain in northern Austria Saturday afternoon when a small sightseeing plane suddenly plows right through her rig — just feet above her head.
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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Local News; Outdoors
KEYWORDS: aviation; paragliding
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To: lee martell
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posted on
05/24/2026 5:16:38 PM PDT
by
No name given
( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as )
To: crusty old prospector
Dont text and fly. Pilot should be kicked in the balls right after yanking his ticket.
To: Paladin2
Yeah. No way, since he was texting on his cell phone...
To: know.your.why
24
posted on
05/24/2026 5:23:45 PM PDT
by
Paladin2
( YMMV)
To: crusty old prospector
This is why we’ll never get those flying cars we were promised.
25
posted on
05/24/2026 5:30:09 PM PDT
by
chrisser
(I lost my vaccine card in a tragic boating accident. )
To: crusty old prospector
She fought for her life to make a safe landing, certainly.
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posted on
05/24/2026 5:53:52 PM PDT
by
BradyLS
(DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
To: chrisser
27
posted on
05/24/2026 5:58:07 PM PDT
by
BradyLS
(DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
To: crusty old prospector
No low-flying planes. Just rock cliffs and a wind off the ocean that can blow you into the rock face if you don't know what you're doing. I'm sure it was fun though.
To: BradyLS
OK, I will agree to that.
To: neverevergiveup
The dude was certified, man. He was righteous.
To: stanne
I have seen videos of the crazy dudes jumping off with those flying suits and a parachute in the Alps. No way, Jose. Who was the first person to try it?
To: crusty old prospector
No one in my group. Pilots don’t jump from heights
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posted on
05/24/2026 6:14:27 PM PDT
by
stanne
To: dayglored
RE: He was either chatting over his shoulder with his passengers, or texting.
Or leafing through muscle man magazines with a boy. “Ever been to a Turkish prison?”
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posted on
05/24/2026 6:58:47 PM PDT
by
frank ballenger
(There's a battle outside and it's raging. It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls. )
To: neverevergiveup
Austria, there is no ocean.
34
posted on
05/24/2026 6:59:44 PM PDT
by
reg45
(Barack 0bama: Gone but not forgiven.)
To: frank ballenger
Oh dear I think you’re onto something there.
35
posted on
05/24/2026 7:11:37 PM PDT
by
dayglored
(This is the day which the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it. Psalms 118:24)
To: Paladin2
Pretty sure “oops” is not on the pilot checklist.
To: crusty old prospector
Those wingsuit guys tend to have a short lifespan.
To: Disambiguator
But they post really incredible footage of their foolhardy venture though.
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posted on
05/24/2026 8:02:54 PM PDT
by
BipolarBob
(Call my personal secretary, Jennie, at 867-5309.)
To: reg45
I was referring to the San Diego glider port in Torrey Pines.
To: crusty old prospector
Airplane driver maybe reading/sending Text messages on his i-phone?
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posted on
05/25/2026 3:15:31 AM PDT
by
arthurus
(l| covfeve |l -!Ii)
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