Paraglider accident at the Jenner: Vacation and pilot injured!

Paraglider accident at the Jenner: Vacation and pilot injured!

on Sunday, June 15, 2025, there was an unfortunate accident with a tandem paraglider at the “Jenner-West” starting place, which injured two people. According to a report by PNP Passenger in steep terrain when trying to start when they plunged while starting and overturning several times. The summer conditions were ideal for the flight, but these circumstances could not turn off the accident.

The passenger who was on vacation in Berchtesgaden suffered medium -heavy injuries, while the pilot only served very slight injuries. Immediate help was provided by the Berchtesgaden mountain rescue service, which initiated the vacationer on site. A “Christoph 14” rescue helicopter brought him to a nearby hospital where he received the necessary treatment. The Berchtesgaden police have taken over the accident and asks Witness

paragliding - a sport with risks

Although paragliding is a popular sport, it, like any other sport, has risks. Experts from oasis paragliding report that fatal accidents when paragliding are less common than in other air sports, such as when sailing or engine flifting. On average, there have been around 120 accidents with seriously injured and about nine deaths in Germany in the past 10 years. There are currently around 25,000 active paragliders in Germany.

Despite the lower speeds compared to other aircraft, many accidents are due to pilot errors or the wrong assessment of the flight weather. This shows that a high level of personal responsibility and good risk awareness are essential. Royalty and self -assessment can have fatal consequences.

accidents in the past

These events must be seen in the context of other serious accidents in paragliding. A particularly tragic example occurred on November 10, 2024 in Switzerland when a tandem flight on the mountain Clariden Endlich ended. A 45-year-old Swiss and a 51-year-old German lost their lives there when her team got into difficulties shortly after starting and fell into the north wall of the mountain. The incident was examined by the police and the Federal Prosecutor's office, since it is responsible for flight accidents, such as Rosenheim24 reported.