Paraglider Makes Crash Landing

Paraglider Makes Crash Landing


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(KSL News) A 39-year-old paraglider crash-landed today at the Point of the Mountain.

Officials say another paraglider collided with the man in mid-air, which caused him to go down.

Rescuers had to lower about 400 feet of rope to pull him up.

He was airlifted to University of Utah Medical Center with a leg injury.

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