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 Chopper Team Saves Paraglider
Chopper Team Saves Paraglider
October 5--A Chilliwack man was plucked off a mountainside in a dramatic helicopter rescue on Sept. 26. Police received a call for help at approximately 4 p.m. to assist Hope and Chilliwack Search and Rescue teams in recovering an injured paraglider in the Sowerby Creek area, approximately 15 kilometres southwest of Hope in the Skagit Valley in British Columbia, Canada.

The paraglider was taking off when his chute hit the top of the tree, causing him to hit the ground, adds Paulsen. The paraglider “came to rest approximately 200 feet down a steep embankment and bluff.” Forestry workers in the area witnessed the event and went to assist the man, providing first aid until paramedics and police climbed down to the man’s location. The 40-year-old male paraglider was found in stable condition but in pain from injuries sustained during the fall. Valley Helicopters and the Chilliwack Search and Rescue long-line rescue team flew the man off the mountain.

Posted on Tuesday, October 10, 2006 (Archive on Monday, January 01, 0001)
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