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Paraglider brought down by bird strike over Himalayas

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Paraglider brought down by bird strike over Himalayas - 11-02-2011, 01:27 PM


BBC News - Paraglider brought down by bird strike over Himalayas

Lucky guy, huh?
If it didn't work out, the vulture would have been right there to pick his carcass....

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11-02-2011, 09:01 PM


he is damn lucky -- so he was able to get his reserve to deploy safely and effectively, and then when landing among the tall trees, he managed to make it to hard ground rather than being hung up way up high...

helluva a lucky guy!

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he is damn lucky -- so he was able to get his reserve to deploy safely and effectively, and then when landing among the tall trees, he managed to make it to hard ground rather than being hung up way up high...

helluva a lucky guy!
Did you catch that this was his first flight?!?!

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