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Return to Earth
Paraglider survives 32,000ft fall
Ewa Wisnierska, 35, who lost consciousness as she soared skywards, was covered in ice and battled hailstones the size of oranges.
She was pulled 9,940m (32,612 feet) above sea level in the storm near Tamworth, in New South Wales, paragliding officials said.
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"There's no oxygen," Mr Wenness said. "She could have suffered brain damage but she came to again at a height of 6,900m with ice all over her body and slowly descended herself."
Ms Wisnierska says she felt like an astronaut returning from the Moon as she landed.
"I could see the Earth coming - wow, like Apollo 13 - I can see the Earth," she said.
Ewa Wisnierska, 35, who lost consciousness as she soared skywards, was covered in ice and battled hailstones the size of oranges.
She was pulled 9,940m (32,612 feet) above sea level in the storm near Tamworth, in New South Wales, paragliding officials said.
...
"There's no oxygen," Mr Wenness said. "She could have suffered brain damage but she came to again at a height of 6,900m with ice all over her body and slowly descended herself."
Ms Wisnierska says she felt like an astronaut returning from the Moon as she landed.
"I could see the Earth coming - wow, like Apollo 13 - I can see the Earth," she said.