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Collision while skydiving: Grazer's knee injured!
On October 18, 2025, there was a collision while parachuting at Fürstenfeld airfield, in which a man from Graz was injured.
Collision while skydiving: Grazer's knee injured!
On Saturday morning there was an unfortunate parachuting incident at Fürstenfeld airfield. A 39-year-old man from Graz sustained an unspecified degree of injury after colliding with another jumper. How the small newspaper According to reports, three members of a skydiving club jumped from a motorized aircraft at an altitude of around 4,000 meters at around 9:35 a.m. The group had executed a “linked 3-way exit” and then landed separately.
The Grazer sinner was already at the intended landing site on a meadow and was taking care of his equipment, while the 36-year-old jumper from the Leibnitz district was on the landing approach. The latter stated that he had made a mistake on the final approach, which made an evasive response impossible. This led to a collision between the two athletes. The 39-year-old man suffered an injury to his right knee; The suspicion of a dislocation of the knee joint is obvious. He was immediately given medical care on site and then taken to a hospital imticker.ch supplemented.
Investigations and course of the accident
The Deutschlandsberg Police Alpine Task Force (AEG) has taken over the investigation into the accident. Initial findings indicate a tragic landing mishap. No technical faults were identified with the equipment, which is particularly noticeable given the overall safety statistics of skydiving. Statistics show that the chance of an accident is only 0.026 percent, while the chance of a fatal incident is even lower, just 0.0013 percent, as hikingandmore.at summarizes.
In the 2022 jumping season, 78 accidents were recorded in Germany, four of which were fatal. Thanks to modern equipment and ongoing training, the likelihood of serious injury during a jump has been greatly reduced. The training to become a skydiver is also strictly organized: In order to be able to jump themselves, prospective jumpers have to complete 25 free-fall jumps and take a theoretical test.
Overall, the incident in Fürstenfeld once again brought the dangers of skydiving into focus. Despite the utmost care in sport and the high safety standards, the risk is never completely ruled out. Close cooperation between the jumpers and the safety teams is essential to avoid such accidents.