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CANBERRA, Australia — A German champion paraglider said Friday she did not believe she would survive when she was lifted higher than Mount Everest by a thunderstorm that killed a Chinese paraglider in eastern Australia.

Paragliding 2005 World Cup winner Ewa Wisnierska, 35, was lifted 32,612 feet above sea level by a storm Wednesday near Manilla in New South Wales state while preparing for the 10th FAI World Paragliding Championships next week, event organizer Godfrey Wenness said.

A 42-year-old Chinese paraglider, He Zhongpin, was killed by the same weather system, Wenness said, apparently from a lack of oxygen and extreme cold.

His body was found Thursday 47 miles from his launch site. A postmortem examination will be carried out Monday, police said.

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The high flying para glider and hang glider pilots start off on the ground with coveralls and good insulated gloves and helmet, then slip into a thick sleeping bag-like "cocoon" for less drag and added warmth. Usually with several hours supply of O2 and a GPS and radio. It is cold up there, but altitudes that high are deadly because of the low pressure. She was very lucky.

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