Firefighters are rescuing a person trapped in a tree along with a paraglider. [Photo by Gyeongnam Fire Headquarters]
At around 2:43 PM on the 26th, a woman in her 20s who was paragliding made an emergency landing on a hill in Miryang-si, Gyeongnam, along with her paraglider.
According to the Gyeongnam Fire Headquarters, the paraglider carrying the woman got caught in a pine tree about 15 meters high on a hill near Cheonghak-ri, Samnangjin-eup.
Firefighters were dispatched after receiving a report from nearby villagers that a paraglider had crashed on the hill.
At the scene, 20 personnel from the Gagok 119 Safety Center and the 119 Rescue Team, along with one helicopter, one pump truck, one ambulance, and a total of six pieces of equipment, were deployed.
The helicopter attempted a rescue, but due to the conditions at the site, the operation was difficult, so rescue workers used ladders and ropes to bring the woman down from the tree at around 5:49 PM.
A fire official stated, “After the rescue, we checked the condition of the person in need and fortunately, she was in good condition, so we cleared the scene and withdrew.”
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