Fire chief recalls glider rescue effort to free pair trapped in upturned aircraft on hill
The two men trapped in their upside down glider after it crashed on take off were incredibly lucky to escape with cuts and bruises.
That's the view of the fire officer in charge of their rescue after the unpowered aircraft crashed on the Long Mynd, on Saturday morning.
Watch manager Steve Paige said the pilot and passenger were brought out of the mangled wreck of their aircraft in a team effort involving all the emergency services and members of the Midlands Gliding Club, from where they had taken off before hitting the ground nearby.
Watch manager Paige, said the Church Stretton fire crew was just leaving the station on its way to the town's fete when the 999 calls came in.
"We diverted immediately to the Long Mynd and found the glider, upside down, on the side of the hill," he said.
