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ASCHAU, GERMANY - JUNE 11: Tandem paragliders start their flight from the mountain 'Kampenwand' on June 11, 2017 near Aschau im Chiemgau, Germany. Summer weather of blue skies and 29 degrees Celsius is drawing weekend visitors to lakes and mountains across Bavaria today. (Photo by Joerg Koch/Getty Images)

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Paraglider gets entangled with dust devil

James // Dave & Chuck the Freak January 5th, 2019

A paraglider in Australia went on a wild ride after he got tangled up in a dust devil. (Which is like a tornado only smaller!)  The encounter was filmed by the paraglider’s wife and posted online.

Paraglider caught in a dust devil

Bystanders watched on helplessly as the paraglider was taken by the vortex. The man was lifted up and swirled around, before being ejected out to the side unscathed. The man's wife can be heard screaming in terror as her husband is flung about.The pilot ultimately regained control of the glider and continued on his cross-country flight.