Saturday 17 February 2007

Storm Sucks Up Paraglider

A champion German paraglider said Friday she did not believe she would survive when she was lifted higher than Mount Everest by a thunderstorm in eastern Australia.

Paragliding 2005 World Cup winner Ewa Wisnierska, 35, was lifted 32,612 feet above sea level by a storm that apparently killed a Chinese paraglider in eastern Australia on Wednesday. The pilots were preparing for the 10th FAI World Paragliding Championships next week.

1 comment(s):

eedetik said...

Seorang juara paraglider Jerman berkata hari Jumaat dia tidak percaya dia akan bertahan apabila dia situs prediksi bola diangkat lebih tinggi daripada Gunung Everest oleh ribut petir di timur Australia.