An Austrian parachutist who was stranded 820ft from the ground on a cliff has been rescued this afternoon (January 13).<br /><br />Johannes Grasser, 28, leapt from from the peak of Khao Ok Thalu, a mountain in Phatthalung, southern Thailand.<br /><br />But his parachute snagged on the sharp cliff edge and he was left dangling precariously 820ft from the ground - with one slip meaning he will plunge to his death.<br /><br />Footage shows him stranded on the steep cliff face, tangled in ropes and his parachute, while his girfriend stands at the top.<br /><br />Police, paramedics and rescue workers arrived to help Johannes, from the city of Feldbach, while his partner communicates with a translator.<br /><br />A rock climber abseiled down the cliff and helped to untangle the Austrian before he was winched to safety late in the afternoon.<br /><br />The group then helped Johannes back down the mountain before he was taken away in an ambulance.
