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Paraglider fights for her life after being clipped by plane in heart-pounding first-person footage
MSN ^ | 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

Apparently not.


21 posted on 05/24/2026 5:16:38 PM PDT by No name given ( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as )
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To: crusty old prospector

Dont text and fly. Pilot should be kicked in the balls right after yanking his ticket.


22 posted on 05/24/2026 5:19:35 PM PDT by know.your.why
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To: Paladin2

Yeah. No way, since he was texting on his cell phone...


23 posted on 05/24/2026 5:20:37 PM PDT by know.your.why
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To: know.your.why

Oops on his part….


24 posted on 05/24/2026 5:23:45 PM PDT by Paladin2 ( YMMV)
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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. )
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To: crusty old prospector

She fought for her life to make a safe landing, certainly.


26 posted on 05/24/2026 5:53:52 PM PDT by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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To: chrisser

Zackly.


27 posted on 05/24/2026 5:58:07 PM PDT by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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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.
28 posted on 05/24/2026 6:02:37 PM PDT by neverevergiveup
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To: BradyLS

OK, I will agree to that.


29 posted on 05/24/2026 6:03:44 PM PDT by crusty old prospector
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To: neverevergiveup

The dude was certified, man. He was righteous.


30 posted on 05/24/2026 6:04:19 PM PDT by crusty old prospector
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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?


31 posted on 05/24/2026 6:06:18 PM PDT by crusty old prospector
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To: crusty old prospector

No one in my group. Pilots don’t jump from heights


32 posted on 05/24/2026 6:14:27 PM PDT by stanne
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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?”


33 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. )
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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.)
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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)
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To: Paladin2

Pretty sure “oops” is not on the pilot checklist.


36 posted on 05/24/2026 7:38:26 PM PDT by know.your.why
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To: crusty old prospector

Those wingsuit guys tend to have a short lifespan.


37 posted on 05/24/2026 7:52:36 PM PDT by Disambiguator
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To: Disambiguator

But they post really incredible footage of their foolhardy venture though.


38 posted on 05/24/2026 8:02:54 PM PDT by BipolarBob (Call my personal secretary, Jennie, at 867-5309.)
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To: reg45
I was referring to the San Diego glider port in Torrey Pines.
39 posted on 05/24/2026 8:24:11 PM PDT by neverevergiveup
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To: crusty old prospector

Airplane driver maybe reading/sending Text messages on his i-phone?


40 posted on 05/25/2026 3:15:31 AM PDT by arthurus (l| covfeve |l -!Ii)
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