An Austrian woman emerged unscathed after an aircraft crashed into her paragliding chute as she soared above an Alpine valley at the weekend.
A user called Sabrina posted footage of the incident on Instagram, showing how the propeller of a light aircraft tore through her paragliding chute. The video showed the moment the aircraft passed just metres above her in a collision that sent her spinning.
🚨 WATCH: A paraglider gets hit by a Cessna 172 near the Austrian town of Zell am See.
The paraglider was able to pull her rescue parachute and land safely shortly after the incident on Saturday.
According to police, the 44-year-old Austrian had started from Schmittenhöhe in… pic.twitter.com/HYQ7euRu57
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