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Hang glider rescued after seven hour torment
Not sure who it was but I hope he’s ok.
Emergency workers freed the hang glider at 8pm Sunday.
A hang glider pilot has been rescued by emergency workers seven hours after he crashed and became trapped in trees at Mount Cole National Park, in Victoria’s south-west.
The 35-year-old man from South Melbourne, had taken off from Ben Nevis peak about 1.15pm (AEST) on Sunday when his hang glider was struck by down drafts, Victoria Police said.
The glider came down in trees on the slope of Ben Nevis leaving the man dangling 15 metres above the ground.
His friends called police and the State Emergency Service (SES).
“State Emergency Service personnel went to the scene and used ropes to secure the man, who was trapped in trees about 15 metres above the ground,” Senior Constable Wayne Wilson said.
“Police Search and Rescue Squad members from Melbourne were called to the scene and with the SES placed more securing lines on the man.”
He was finally freed at 8pm on Sunday. He suffered a cut lip and a strained arm, but did not need hospital treatment.
