Horror in the air as small plane SLICES woman's paraglider sending her plummeting to Earth

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A woman's paraglider was sliced by a small plane in a horror incident in Austria.

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The 44-year-old woman, identified only as Sabrina, was soaring over the Schmittenhohe mountain when the small plane struck her equipment.Remarkable footage shows the aircraft's wing cutting straight through her canopy, which was the sole barrier preventing a fatal fall.The touring plane came within mere feet of hitting Sabrina directly, instead tearing through her parachute just above her head.Her canopy was torn completely apart by the impact.The shredded material whipped around her as she fought to access her backup parachute.Sabrina managed to free herself from the tangled wreckage and successfully activated her reserve chute while hurtling towards the ground.Her rapid response almost certainly averted death.Writing on social media shortly after the ordeal, Sabrina said: "I actually still can't believe that I'm sitting here typing this and that, aside from a few nasty bruises and some general...

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