Paraglider Rescue – 10/26/2013

SAR Staff, Hasty Team, RAVEN, SVU, TMFPD, and WCSAR responded to the Mt. Rose Summit to locate and rescue a paraglider that had crashed on the south side of Slide Mountain at approximately 9200′.  Ground teams were transported to the nearest location, about .4 miles from the crash site, along with a team that RAVEN hoisted down to package the patient.  The subject, with multiple injuries, was hoisted and flown to the Mt. Rose Summit and transferred over to Careflight.