VIENNA, Aug. 12 (Xinhua) -- Three people died in two separate paragliding accidents in western Austria's state of Tyrol on Sunday, local police said.
In Westendorf on Sunday, a 60-year-old Austrian tandem pilot and his 10-year-old German passenger encountered turbulence shortly after takeoff and crashed in a forest at about 1:45 p.m. (1145 GMT). Both died on site due to severe injuries, Austrian broadcaster ORF quoted the police as saying.
Also on Sunday, a 55-year-old German woman fell from a height of around 100 meters and hit the ground northwest of a mountain summit in Sillian at around 1:22 p.m. (1122 GMT). She also died on the spot.
The reason for the second accident was still under investigation, according to local media.
Due to the beautiful Alpine landscape, Austria and France have famous sites for paragliding, attracting numerous tourists each summer. ■
