A paraglider sustained fractures and internal injuries when he fell out of a tree. The Czech tourist pulled the emergency chute after experiencing difficulties with the regular glide shortly after taking off at an altitude of 2,100 metres on the Krippenstein Mountain in Upper Austria’s Gmunden district yesterday (Weds). He landed safely in the treetops […]
A 26-year-old pilot had to carry out an emergency landing on a corn field when the engine of his small aircraft stopped working at an altitude of 2,000 metres.None of the five people on board were injured when the Cessna 182 touched down on an agricultural field near Gmunden, Upper Austria, yesterday (Sun). The group […]
Bernd Volcic, one of the best players of the Austrian Basketball Bundesliga (ÖBL), will be sidelined for an indefinite period of time due to cardiac problems.Oberwart Gunners executive director Andreas Leitner announced today (Weds) doctors discovered cardiac arrhythmias and atrial fibrillation when the 34-year-old was hospitalised after the match against Traiskirchen (68-84) on Sunday.”He didnt […]
A 55-year-old hiker is recovering in an Upper Austrian clinic after she suffered a cramp and passed out yesterday (Tues).The woman from Attersee was hiking across the Sonnstein Mountain near Traunkirchen in Upper Austrias Gmunden district when she suddenly suffered a cramp in her leg. Her pals said she collapsed and fell unconscious within minutes.An […]