Chinese paraglider accidentally swept more than 28,000 ft above ground
A 55-year-old Chinese man was accidentally swept more than 28,000 feet over Northwest China while testing a paraglider harness. A powerful updraft of wind lifted him far above the tallest buildings in the world. NBC News' Steve Patterson has more on the dramatic accident.
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