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Paraglider stranded on rugged Hawaii ridge after crash landing, firefighters say

Robert Atkinson flies over the Great Salt Lake during a tandem paramotoring flight in June, near Salt Lake City. In Hawaii, firefighters airlifted a 27-year-old paraglider who became stranded on Kamehame Ridge to safety Sunday, Jan. 9, Honolulu fire officials say.
Robert Atkinson flies over the Great Salt Lake during a tandem paramotoring flight in June, near Salt Lake City. In Hawaii, firefighters airlifted a 27-year-old paraglider who became stranded on Kamehame Ridge to safety Sunday, Jan. 9, Honolulu fire officials say. Rick Bowmer Associated Press

Honolulu firefighters airlifted a paraglider to safety after he became stranded on a rugged ridgeline, officials told news outlets.

The 27-year-old Oahu man had apparently crashed on Kamehame Ridge on Sunday, Jan. 9, The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported.

Fifteen firefighters responded to a 911 call about the stranded paraglider at 12:20 p.m. Hawaii-Aleutian Standard Time, HawaiiNewsNow reported.

Firefighters spotted the man 100 feet below the ridge trail and called in a helicopter to airlift him to safety, KHON reported.

The man was unhurt, news outlets reported.

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This story was originally published January 10, 2022 at 9:18 AM with the headline "Paraglider stranded on rugged Hawaii ridge after crash landing, firefighters say."

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Don Sweeney
The Sacramento Bee
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Don Sweeney has been a newspaper reporter and editor in California for more than 35 years. He is a service reporter based at The Sacramento Bee.
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