UTAH COUNTY, Utah, June 4, 2019 (Gephardt Daily) — A 57-year-old man was rescued from the steep mountainside near the mouth of Spanish Fork Canyon after crashing his paraglider Tuesday night.
UCSO Search and Rescue crews responded to the scene and were able to hoist the man from his precarious position by helicopter.
The Provo man was experiencing some back pain, but never lost consciousness, according to a tweet from Spencer Cannon, spokesman for Utah County Sheriff’s Office.
He was transported by Spanish Fork ambulance to Utah Valley Hospital.
No further information was available Tuesday night.
Video of the LifeFlight hoist operation of the patient. And correction: The patient was NOT flying a powered paraglider. I was just a paraglider. pic.twitter.com/ec8sOjAGdR
— Spencer Cannon (@SGTCannonPIO) June 5, 2019
57 yr old Provo man who crashed a powered paraglider was hoisted from steep mountainside near mouth of Spanish Fork Cnyn. He has back pain but never lost consciousness & was taken by Spanish Fork ambulance to Utah Valley Hospital. pic.twitter.com/dAXCPS1eoN
— Spencer Cannon (@SGTCannonPIO) June 5, 2019
