Terrifying moment two paragliders collide at nearly 5,000ft
http://youtu.be/hbOCT2Oy63E
This is the heart-stopping moment two paraglider pilots collided at 4,757ft and plummeted into trees below but miraculously walked away unscathed.
The multiple perspective compilation, filmed on May 22nd at Aiguebelette-le-Lac in France, shows the moment the two paragliders crash due to converging winds.
The two terrified pilots then plummet towards the forest below frantically trying to deploy their reserve wings.
Both pilots hit the forest canopy and are left dangling from the trees.
One pilot ,Sébastien Watier, lost consciousness while hung up in a tree but they were otherwise unharmed.
Watier, 31, said, "regarding the circumstances, we are both in the wrong because we were both in a thermal wind on converging routes.
"A lack of vigilance on the part o...
