Crime & Safety
UPDATE: Paraglider Down West Of Lake Elsinore
The accident was reported to Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department at 10:58 a.m. near South Main Divide road and Ortega Highway in El Cariso.
1:30 p.m. UPDATE: The paraglider, an adult male, was rescued and is being transported to an area hospital for treatment of moderate injuries.
Rescue crews are searching for a paraglider who went down in steep, rugged terrain just west of Lake Elsinore.
The accident was reported to Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department at 10:58 a.m. near South Main Divide road and Ortega Highway in El Cariso, according to Cal Fire spokeswoman Jody Hagemann.
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A CAL FIRE Copter was requested by the Incident Commander to plan for a short-haul rescue due to steep and rugged terrain and landed on scene around 12:45 p.m.
U.S. Forest Service/Cleveland National Forest personnel are assisting with rescue efforts.
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No word yet on the paraglider’s condition.
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