Paramedics walk toward a sheriff’s helicopter that rescued a hang glider pilot after a crash landing near near Cal State San Bernardino. COURTESY SAN BERNARDINO FIRE DEPARTMENT
Paramedics roll a hang gliding pilot toward a rescue helicopter on Wednesday, July 30, 2014, after he crash landed about a half-mile east of Andy Jackson Air Park in San Bernardino. (CONTRIBUTED IMAGE)
Updates with additional details
A hang glider pilot apparently suffered only cuts and bruises during a crash landing in the brush-covered hills near Cal State San Bernardino, say city fire department paramedics.
The accident happened at 5:18 p.m. Wednesday, July 30, about a half-mile east of Andy Jackson Air Park, a popular hang gliding and paragliding facility in north San Bernardino.
The pilot was visiting from Arizona and appeared to be in his 50s, said Capt. Jason Serrano.
Though he suffered no major injuries, the man crashed in a rugged area, three quarters of the way up a hillside at an elevation of 2,600 feet, preventing a rescue by foot. Paramedics summoned a San Bernardino County Sheriff’s rescue helicopter, which lowered a paramedic down to the man and then hoisted them up.
The man was flown to the air park. As a precaution, an ambulance crew drove the man to a hospital for a thorough examination.
The cause of the accident was not immediately known, a Fire Department news release said.
