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Old 02-17-2007, 04:51 PM  
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Paraglider swept up to 32,000 ft and freezes!
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Paraglider survived in storm at 32,000 ft

By Mark Chipperfield in Sydney and Nick Squires

A champion paraglider described yesterday how she was caught in a massive thunderstorm over Australia, hurled to a height greater than Mount Everest and encased in ice before managing to descend safely to earth.
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