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Paragliding Is Scary

Imagine innocently paragliding one day when a thunderstorm whips through suddenly and throws you 32,000 feet in the air.

“There’s no oxygen. She could have suffered brain damage. But she came to again at a height of 6,900 metres with ice all over her body and slowly descended herself,” said Godfrey Wenness, the event organizer and one of Australia’s most experienced paraglider pilots.

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One Response to “Paragliding Is Scary”

  1. NHK wrote:

    !!! 32,000 ft !!! They turn off the seatbelt sign and bring me a scotch at 32,000. WTF.

    BTW, she says heard lightning. Hmmmm.

 

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