Injured paraglider rescued after calling from mountain crash site
Updated: 9/30/2011 10:52 am | Published: 9/30/2011 10:34 am
OGDEN, Utah (ABC 4 News) - An injured paraglider used his cell phone to call for help after crashing on a peak above Ogden on Friday morning.
Weber County officials say the paraglider had two broken ankles, and rescuers were able to reach him on foot before taking him to a helicopter landing site.
He was expected to be flown to McKay-Dee hospital after extraction from the mountain.
Officials report that the man may have multiple compound bone fractures.
Stay tuned to ABC 4 News and ABC4.com for more on this story.
Copyright 2011 Newport Television LLC All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
