Paraglider sportswoman blown to high-voltage cables

[Thaivisa News]

Sri Racha, Chon Buri:- A paraglider sportswoman was blown by a strong wind to be entangled on high-voltage cables in Chon Buri’s Sri Racha district Monday evening. She was injured by short-circuit.

Police said the accident occurred around 5:30 pm when Kanokrat Huanak was taking part in the Sixth Air Sea Land Thailand Open in Sri Racha district. The competition is being held from May 3 o 24 at the Ban Noen Saen Suk sports ground.

Kanokrat was contesting in the category of longest gliding in the air.

While she was about to land, a wind surge blew her to hit power cables along the Nong Khor reservoir. Her paraglider caused short-circuit and explosion of a transformer nearby.

The sound of the explosion prompted the organizer and other sportsmen to rush to the spot to help her. They informed the Sri Racha power office to cut the power supply to the cables.

[Photo credit: Khaosod/Noon Lek, Ton Rescue]

The Sri Racha power office then dispatched a crane to bring the Kanokrat down. She was rushed to the Sri Racha Hospital. She suffered burns on limbs and body and her suit was also torn by the short-circuit.

Doctors declared she was in stable and safe condition.

The Sixth Air Sea Land Thailand Open is a major international competition, which was participated by several leading paraglider sportsmen.

For example, it was joined by Sawananphas Puchong, 27, a national female paraglider sportswoman, who has been ranked top of the list of paraglider sportswomen of the Federation Aeronautique International or FAI. The second FAI-ranked paraglider sportwoman, Chanthika Jaisanuk, 17, also participated in the competition.

[khwaibah]

Short circuit..Yea she is the person that made it. She got her arse electrical fried. She is lucky to be alive.

[dageurreotype]

This sounds like a perfect opening shot to an episode of Six Feet Under.

[ToddinChonburi]

She must have won seeing she is still up there.

[Toknarok]

They hold flying competitions of this nature in the vicinity of power cables?

[h90]

Transformer exploded?

No fuse?

[dageurreotype]

They hold flying competitions of this nature in the vicinity of power cables?

Why not?

Edited May 12, 2015 by dageurreotype

[Gandtee]

There are not many hilly take off points around Siracha are there?

[northernphil]

Shocking,just shocking !

[jackanapes]

a very risky sport paragliding if you get the thermals right ok but if you don't you could be in trouble . I do wish the powers that be get themselves a proof reader .

[tracker1]

She has now found the sport to be Electrifying !

[bangon04]

She must have won seeing she is still up there.

"Kanokrat was contesting in the category of longest gliding in the air."

but isn't it cheating to hang smoking from the electricity cables like a Thai electrician?

[ggt]

It must have been fun...while it lasted...

I have seen those boats pulling the parachute riders...let them get blown into electrical wiring...dangerous sport...in this country...

[Shiver]

a very risky sport paragliding if you get the thermals right ok but if you don't you could be in trouble . I do wish the powers that be get themselves a proof reader .

The powers that be were switched off for safety reasons while rescuing, so maybe the spellchecker is offline.

[Lopchan]

She must have won seeing she is still up there.

Dammit! You beat me to the punch ToddinChonburi!

[WhizBang]

I do wish that the publishers of all these articles would hire native speaking english proof readers.

[alocacoc]

a very risky sport paragliding if you get the thermals right ok but if you don't you could be in trouble . I do wish the powers that be get themselves a proof reader .

no. It's not risky. I did paragliding for Years back in Europe. Over there we need a license which is not so easy to get it. Driving a motorcycle is statistical more dangerous. Even insurance-company's don't consider paragliding as a risky sport.

Nowadays the wings have a high degree of safety.

Villeneuve Switzerland

Edited May 15, 2015 by alocacoc