Paragliders crash on garage roof

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Two Germans were transferred to a clinic after a paragliding tandem flight attempt went wrong.The holidaymakers, aged 51 and 62, lost control of the glider a few minutes after taking off on a descent in a mountain range near Neustift, Tyrol, on Thursday. They fell onto the roof of a garage. The men were hospitalised […]

Hungarian dies after ski crash

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A skier from Hungary died of multiple internal injuries after plunging off a descent in a Carinthian winter sports resort.The 38-year-old Sopron resident landed in a safety net after falling off a cliff at the Mölltaler glacier near Spittal an der Drau on Friday. Mountain rescuers – who reached the site of the incident in […]

German killed while freeskiing

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A German skier has died after leaving maintained slopes in Tyrol.The 48-year-old man crashed on a rocky hill which had no path after he decided to leave prepared pistes in the Karwendel mountain range in the western province of Tyrol yesterday (Sun).The man was airlifted to a clinic after other skiers discovered him lying on […]