Overview
- Walkers reported seeing the paraglider lose control over the Wiehengebirge near Barkhausen and alerted emergency services.
- The pilot became entangled about 20 meters up in a beech tree with the canopy caught in the crown.
- Heights rescuers from the Espelkamp fire brigade reached the site on foot and lowered the pilot after nearly three hours.
- Crews positioned an air cushion beneath the tree as a precaution due to the risk of a fall.
- An emergency doctor found only a minor eye scratch, and responders pointed to a suspected torn control line as the cause, which has not been confirmed.