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| Israeli paraglider crash-lands in minefield |
| 2006-09-02 |
| AN Israeli man was left severely injured and in the middle of a minefield near the Syrian border today after crashing his paraglider. The unidentified man took off from a peak in the Golan Heights and drifted east towards 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. |
| Posted by:Oztralian |
| #7 In this particular case, stupidity was painful. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2006-09-02 19:44 |
| #6 I guess they couldn't afford their own Lancaster. |
| Posted by: Abdominal Snowman 2006-09-02 19:41 |
| #5 Was is it about paragliders and hangliders that draws out really stupid people? |
| Posted by: Lancasters Over Dresden 2006-09-02 18:00 |
| #4 No wonder they won't give the Golan back. |
| Posted by: Perfesser 2006-09-02 10:24 |
| #3 You've heard the phrase 'flying below the radar' - now you have a really clear example. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2006-09-02 09:32 |
| #2 Man these Zionists love cheap thrills. |
| Posted by: 6 2006-09-02 09:31 |
| #1 .....expensive camera, NVG's, UZI, and GPS were all recovered. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2006-09-02 09:01 |