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Paragliders Sunglasses Fly Off During Dizzying Stunt And Miraculously Drop Into Lap

This is the moment a paraglider’s sunglasses fly off during a dizzying acrobatic stunt and miraculously drop into her lap at the end when she realises they are missing.

The tandem flight was filmed over the resort village of Oludeniz in the south-western province of Mugla on the Turkish Riviera.

Paragliding instructor Aysenur Katirci was taking passenger Tuba Turkseve, who works as a counsellor, on a tandem flight when the incident took place.

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In the footage, the pair are seen enjoying the tandem flight over the scenic Turkish Riviera when Turkseve’s magnetic clip-on sunglasses suddenly fly off during an acrobatic manoeuvre.

After they finish spiralling, Turkseve realises her sunglasses flew off during the manoeuvre and as she is telling the instructor, they suddenly drop into her lap.

Stunned, both women erupt in laughter as they descend slowly towards the golden beaches below.

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Katirci, who lives in the port city of Fethiye, told Newsflash that the video was actually filmed in the “2019 summer season” but hit national headlines last week when she shared it online.

The young instructor, who has been working as a professional tandem paraglider pilot since 2015, said: “I have never encountered such a strange incident before. It was complete coincidence, a one in a million.

“It was very unlikely that the falling object would meet us at the same point.”

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Katirci told Newsflash that paragliding is a “wonderful experience” and that many clients enjoy “manoeuvres that spark a rush of adrenaline”.

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