{"id":2953,"date":"2008-10-16T21:43:06","date_gmt":"2008-10-16T16:43:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pamirtimes.net\/?p=2953"},"modified":"2008-10-16T21:43:06","modified_gmt":"2008-10-16T16:43:06","slug":"german-paraglider-missing-around-ghulkin-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pamirtimes.net\/tg\/2008\/10\/16\/german-paraglider-missing-around-ghulkin-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Glider safely rescued on his birthday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2976\" title=\"para2\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pamirtimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/para2.jpg?resize=300%2C225\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>By: <span style=\"text-decoration:underline;\">Zulfiqar Ali Khan<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\"><span><strong>Hunza, Oct 16: <\/strong>An\u00a0army helicopter has successfully rescued the missing Austrian paraglider Leo Erich,\u00a0after 24 hours, on his 40th birth day. \u00a0<\/span><tt><span style=\"font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana;\">He was among the nine member German and Austrian paraglider team that glided from Borith Sar (4000m), on Thursday. <\/span><\/tt><span style=\"font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana;\">The glider is badly injured and having problems due to cold weather. He has therefore been shifted to Gilgit after receiving first aid in Gulmit.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana;\">According to Afzal Khan, Director of the Silk Route Hotel, Gulmit, the glider fell down above Ghulinghal, Ghulkin, due to heavy wind. Luckily he did not sustain life threatening injuries because of the presence of snow at spot where he &#8216;landed&#8217;. <\/span><tt><span style=\"font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana;\">The team leader established contacts with him through wireless phone and advised him to save himself from the cold weather.<\/span><\/tt><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\"><tt><span style=\"font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana;\">The volunteers of Focus Humanitarian and local administration have also conducted search and rescue operations throughout Saturday night, however remained unable to locate him.\u00a0<\/span><\/tt><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By: Zulfiqar Ali Khan Hunza, Oct 16: An\u00a0army helicopter has successfully rescued the missing Austrian paraglider Leo Erich,\u00a0after 24 hours, on his 40th birth day. \u00a0He was among the nine member German and Austrian paraglider team that glided from Borith Sar (4000m), on Thursday. 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