Paraglider Rescued After Crashing Into Mountainside Near Carpinteria
CARPINTERIA (CBSLA) – A paraglider was rescued Sunday afternoon after crashing in the mountains above Santa Barbara County's Carpinteria.
The crash involving a man in his 60s occurred at around 1:45 p.m. at Divide Peak in the Los Padres National Forest, according to the Carpinteria-Summerland Fire Protection District.
Search and rescue teams with both the fire protection district and the Santa Barbara County's Sheriff's Department used cell phone GPS coordinates to locate the man, but were unable to reach him because of steep terrain.
They eventually used a Santa Barbara County Fire Department helicopter to hoist him off the side of the mountain, the fire protection district reported.
He was airlifted to Viola Fields in the Carpinteria Bluffs Nature Preserve, where he was assessed by paramedics with minor injuries.
The circumstances of the crash were not confirmed.