Paraglider fights for her life after being clipped by plane in heart-pounding first-person footage
A paraglider named Sabrina survived a midair collision with a sightseeing plane in Austria. The incident was captured on her camera, showing her struggle to regain control after the plane struck her canopy. Despite the harrowing experience, she landed safely with only minor injuries.
- ▪Sabrina, a 44-year-old paraglider, was flying near Schmittenhöhe mountain when a plane collided with her canopy.
- ▪She managed to deploy her emergency parachute and landed safely after the incident.
- ▪The pilot of the sightseeing plane claimed he could not avoid the paraglider.
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US News Paraglider fights for her life after being clipped by plane in heart-pounding first-person footage By Patrick Reilly Published May 24, 2026, 2:03 p.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google Heart-stopping footage captured the moment a plane smashed through a paraglider’s canopy midair, sending a woman spiraling through the sky screaming before she miraculously landed safely on the ground. The paraglider, a 44-year-old woman named Sabrina, posted footage of her flying near the scenic Schmittenhöhe mountain in northern Austria Saturday afternoon when a small sightseeing plane suddenly plows right through her rig — just feet above her head. 3 The sightseeing plane, piloted by a 28-year-old man.
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