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Hiker thanked for saving crashed paraglider’s life on Vancouver Island
A passing hiker administered first aid and coordinated rescue efforts, likely saving the unconscious paraglider's life before he was hoisted to safety by experienced emergency teams.
- A paraglider crashed into a cliff at Mount Prevost near Duncan, B.C., prompting North Shore Rescue, Cowichan Search and Rescue, and Talon Helicopters to extract the injured paraglider.
- The crash left the casualty suspended in a rock gully between cliff faces, unconscious and hanging in his harness, so Cowichan SAR requested North Shore Rescue due to the hazardous location.
- A bystander who was paragliding called 911, climbed the cliff, cut the paraglider's harness, and administered first aid while two hoist technicians from Talon Helicopters hoisted the casualty using a down-sloping ledge.
- The bystander was also hoisted out, and John Blown said `Much respect and thanks to this person who assisted in the rescue`; the patient was conscious when transferred to paramedics and taken to hospital in a serious but stable condition.
- Crews responded just after 5 p.m. on Friday and began the operation at dusk, using night‑vision goggles for the final stretch; Talon Helicopters supported the extraction on a down‑sloping ledge as North Shore Rescue said, `It's so we can return people to their loved ones.
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Hiker likely saved paraglider’s life after crash on Vancouver Island: rescue team
North Shore Rescue says a passing hiker likely saved the life of a paraglider who crashed into a cliff on Vancouver Island on Friday.
·Hamilton, Canada
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Hiker likely saved paraglider's life after crash on Vancouver Island: rescue team – Energeticcity.ca
North Shore Rescue says a passing hiker likely saved the life of a paraglider who crashed into a cliff on Vancouver Island on Friday. The search and rescue team based in North Vancouver, B.C., says it was called by its counterpart in the Cowichan area to help extract the paraglider, who was hanging unconscious in his harness after the crash. The team says in a social media post that the hiker climbed up to the paraglider, cut and removed the man…
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