A German woman paraglider survived a freak thunderstorm in Australia that carried her to a height of 30,000 feet.
Ewa Wisnerska, was practicing near Tamworth, 170 miles northwest of Sydney, for next week's world paragliding championships when the storm struck. She was carried above the height of Mount Everest, which towers 29,035 feet, in just 10 minutes.
She blacked out during the sudden lift. She came to a height of 22,000 feet with her body covered in ice and managed to slowly descend.
Some 200 competitors were practicing when the storm hit. The rough weather caused a crash that killed a 40-year-old member of the Chinese team.
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