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A para-glider has sustained non-life-threatening injuries after a crash at
Newcastle
About 3pm (Wednesday 31 July 2019), a 75-year-old man launched his
para-glider from Hickson Street, Merewether.
Shortly after, the pilot has crash landed and at 4pm, emergency services
were called to the scene.
Officers from Newcastle City Police Area Command attended, with NSW
Ambulance paramedics, Fire and Rescue NSW and the Westpac rescue helicopter.
Due to the remote location and steep gradient of the landscape, a critical
care doctor assessed the pilot at the crash site and he was airlifted to
the John Hunter Hospital in a stable condition.
The pilot sustained non-life-threatening injuries including a collapsed
lung, rib fractures, a spinal fracture and a pelvic fracture. He is expected to
make a full recovery.
Police officers and the Australian Transport Safety Bureau will continue
investigations to understand the cause of the crash.
