Paraglider airlifted to hospital after accident near Llangollen
A paraglider was airlifted to hospital after suffering injuries in an accident near Llangollen.
The man had to be winched to safety by helicopter after search and rescue volunteers managed to used their rope skills to reach him and give first aid.
Emergency services were alerted on Thursday afternoon.
A spokesperson for North East Wales Search and Rescue said volunteers worked alongside Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust, Wales Air Ambulance Charity and the Maritime and Coastguard Agency helicopter.
"We used a rope system to stabilise the casualty before he was winched from scene by the Coastguard Helicopter and transferred to hospital," they said.
The search and rescue charity thanked friends of the casualty who assisted with directions.
The charity is raising funds for a new incident control vehicle which will be kitted out with specialist search and rescue equipent. People can donate online at cafdonate.cafonline.org/18535#!/DonationDetails
