A man of 26 years old is seriously injured after a speedglider-accident on mount ulriken. He plunged 150 metres from the top.
It tells Bjarte Rebnord, operasjonsleder in the West standings.
They got the message about the event clock 16.53.
the Incident occurred 150 meters from the top. Steep ground-the group was on the way up with the Ulriksbanen, but turned, after the rescue helicopter got the person themselves, tells Rebnord.
the Person was flown to the Haukeland university hospital. The clock 18.40 wrote Health Bergen on its website that the man is seriously injured.
the Police wrote first that it was paragliding. BT has been in contact with the environment that tells us that it is about a speedglider.
Hope for the best
A speedglider have high speed and flying closer to the terrain than a paragliders.
There were a couple of witnesses who saw him race a few times before he fell. Now we hope only all that it has gone well with him, ” says Ronny Myklebust, member of the Bergen hang gliding and Paragliding club.
Those who work with speedgliding takes off from a ramp up at mount ulriken. The lands by Montana.
Were many in the air
Myklebust tells that it was good conditions for paragliding and speedgliding Monday, and that there were many in the air when the accident happened. It is a great environment for paragliding in Bergen and mount ulriken is one of the most popular points to propel the sport from. Most of the lands on Nymark, next to the Fire in the Stadium.
Myklebust explains that the Speedgliding has been especially popular in the last few years. It is a kind of cross between a parachute and paragliders.
Got the help of nurses
Torkild Groven was on the way up mount ulriken to try tandem paragliding for the first time, when he saw a man on the ground down in the terrain.
he has Been thought at first that the person lay and rested, but after having gone past, he was suddenly very uncertain.
I ran down and soon discovered that there was a man who needed help. Fortunately there were two nurses on the trip who had come over to him. It was really hell in the accident. They gave him great help, and I asked if they needed assistance, he says.
Shortly afterwards landed the rescue helicopter on site. Groven and the others helped to carry the 26-year-old. He should have been conscious and talking.
High speed
Trond Nilsen, director of security and fagsjef in the following activities, tell us that a speedglider can fly twice as fast as a paragliders.
– They can fly up to 70 kilometers an hour, ” he says.
there Is a greater risk related to the use of the speedglider versus paragliders?
– That one can say is that it to fly closer to the terrain always involves a risk. The combination of high speed and being close to the terrain, distinguishes this from paragliding, ” he says.
He tells that there is a growing interest for speedgliding in Norway.
Doing research
A law enforcement patrol went to the top of mount ulriken to make the investigation and talking with witnesses.
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