| Paragliding Muscle Rock park, 4:01 minute video |
"DALY CITY -- A 79-year-old man was in serious condition after being rescued from a hillside following a paragliding accident at Mussel Rock Beach about 3:15 p.m. Thursday. According to the North County Fire Authority, crews responded on a cliff rescue assignment about a quarter mile north of the beach, at a popular paragliding area.
Paragliding is similar to hang-gliding but uses a parachute-like wing with a harness suspended below it instead of a rigid frame. According to a website for Zephyr Paragliding, which offers information on paragliding in the Bay Area, Mussel Rock Beach -- known as "The Dump" -- can be treacherous for gliders, with dangers from power lines, drowning and crashes. It states that four paraglider pilots have had fatal accidents in the area."
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Posted by Kathy Meeh
2 comments:
Get with the times people. 79 is the new 29!
Agree!
While I have little aspiration to paraglide, I have every intent of still breathing at 79. Might even still be walking without assistance.
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