Authors: Ben Ruhe
Date Submitted: February 28, 2003
Article Type: Journal

Norwegian Bjoern Ludvig Moen was flying a ski-sailing kite recently when a strong gust of wind made it seem more like the kite was flying him.

The giant kite lifted the 25-year-old some 30 feet off the ground until he let go and crashed onto a gravel playing field below. Wearing bulky cold weather clothing, he was battered but amazingly did not suffer any serious injuries.

“The trip through the air lasted just seconds,” said Moen from a hospital bed in Trondheim. “There was hardly time to think.” Girlfriend Wenche Bjoernbeth added: “He just took off, then fell. It was unreal.”

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