Paraglider lands in minefield
An Israeli man was stuck in the middle of a minefield near the Syrian border Saturday after crashing his paraglider and severely injuring himself.
The unidentified man took off from a peak in the Golan Heights and drifted east toward the Syrian and Jordanian borders before crashing in the minefield, injuring his legs and breaking several bones, rescue services said.
“He’s in the process of being rescued,” an army spokesman said.
Paragliding, in which participants jump off tall peaks or cliffs with a parachute strapped to their back, is a popular sport in the Golan, where there are many steep mountains along Israel’s northeastern border.
The man’s parachute is believed to have malfunctioned.
[Reuters]
I’m not sure if Paragliding is considered an extreme sport, but add a minefield and I’m sure it’ll get votes. I guess this is one of the negatives to living near a war zone and wanting to have fun. I’m glad the “pilot” ended up just hurt and not dead.
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