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Tonya Papanikolas reportingA man crashed his hang glider this afternoon at the Point of the Mountain.
It happened around 4:30 at 15300 S. Steep Mountain Dr.
Witnesses say it looked like something on the glider broke and he slammed into the side of the hill.
When rescue crews reached the 50-year-old man, they placed him in a portable stretcher and lowered him down the mountain with ropes.
When rescuers took him to the hospital, he appeared to be in stable condition, but did not remember the accident.
Rescue crews say the man was wearing a helmet and otherwise the accident could have been catastrophic.
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