***VISION ALERT*** Para glider rescue - Laurieton

Published: 25 Sep 2024 09:48am

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have saved a para glider, who has crashed into a tree at Laurieton on the state's mid-north coast.

The man's flight came to grief around 12.45pm yesterday when his chute careered into a canopy of trees in thick scrub, around 100-metres from Lord Street.

FRNSW crews from Laurieton, assisted by Police and Ambulance paramedics, were alerted and used a fire trail to access the bushland.

They located the uninjured man, suspended from a branch of a large gum tree, up to 30 metres off the ground.

The first responders hatched a recovery plan and a firefighter scaled the tree to rig up a vertical rescue harness.

The pair was successfully lowered to safety and the para glider was assessed by paramedics after his brush with danger.

Media note - FRNSW footage of the rescue is available here: https://vimeo.com/1012589792/1f204e4ffc?ts=0& [external link];share=copy

Updated: 25 Sep 2024 09:58am

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Stations nearby

LAURIETON Fire Station

33 Castle Street, Laurieton NSW 2443

WAUCHOPE Fire Station

22 Young Street, Wauchope NSW 2446

PORT MACQUARIE Fire Station

5 Central Rd, Port Macquarie NSW 2444