A man enjoying paragliding, spreading parachute-like wings and cutting through the sky, was caught on power lines of a utility pole while descending and was rescued.
According to the Gyeongnam Fire Headquarters on the 27th, at around 3:42 PM on the 26th in Chogye-myeon, Hapcheon-gun, Gyeongnam, a paraglider piloted by a man in his 30s, Mr. A, got caught on power lines of a utility pole while descending to the ground.
A paraglider is caught on a utility pole wire in Hapcheon-gun, Gyeongnam. [Photo by Gyeongnam Fire Headquarters]
Firefighters who were dispatched after receiving the report used Korea Electric Power Corporation vehicles and equipment to rescue Mr. A at around 5 PM that day.
Mr. A is reported to have no significant injuries.
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