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A paragliding crash took place on Mount Cheam in the Chilliwack area on Saturday evening, after which the 25-year-old injured paraglider had to spend the cold night alone at the mountain top until help arrived. It was not until Sunday morning around 8 a.m. PT that a military Rescue 904 Cormorant helicopter crew of the Comox 442 Base came to rescue.
According to Capt. Justin Olsen, from rescue co-ordination centre in Victoria, the man was lifted by a helicopter and shifted immediately to an awaiting air ambulance. He disclosed that “the injuries are quite severe — the search and rescue technicians took an hour before stabilizing him.” The man was then rushed to the Royal Columbian Hospital, where he is believed to be treated with serious leg and head injuries.
Upon inquiry, the safety officer of the Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association of Canada, Jason Warner stated that “we don’t even know who it is yet. We know the person is in the hospital. We believe it is a young person.” Warner also added his concern that “there have been many, many accidents this year. On average you get one or two accidents reported across Canada in a year.”
HPAC reported death of a hang gliding passenger Lenami Godinez-Avila, 27. The cause of death was stated to be the negligence of pilot to connect himself to his passenger. Avila fell right after her takeoff in a tandem hang gliding trip and died on the spot in Agassiz on April 28.
Later, on June 7, Barry Kleiter, a 43-year-old Saskatchewan man, passed away in the grounds near Enderby. Four days after, on June 11, Richard Michael Wood, was not able make it from his solo hang gliding near Lumby. A death was also witnessed during the Canadian Paragliding Championship near Pemberton on 6th Aug as well.
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