High Voltage: Paraglider Left Hanging After Snagging Power Lines

High Voltage: Paraglider Left Hanging After Snagging Power Lines

This is the moment firefighters send up an aerial ladder to a paraglider who got caught up in power lines and was dangling nearly 70 feet from the ground.The incident was filmed in the commune of Brazi in the Romanian county of Prahova near the Retezat Mountains on Tuesday evening.The footage shows firefighters raising an aerial ladder to the man’s position as he dangles precariously from the power lines.The firemen were worried that the man might drop from the power lines onto the road below but were unable to do anything until the power company had been contacted, and the electricity switched off so that they could carry out a rescue.According to the news site Libertatea, the paraglider, name not disclosed, got caught up in power lines and was trapped at a height of around 20 metres (66 feet) from the ground.The local authorities said firefighters on the scene had a difficult task rescuing the man, who they had to cooperate with so he could remove his equipment at the right time when the basket was underneath to catch him and take him back to safety.The Hunedoara Emergency Situations Inspectorate said: “The paraglider was suspended by wires at a height of around 20 metres, and he eventually got to the ground safely.

Firefighters had to use an aerial ladder.”According to Libertatea, 10 firefighters from the Hunedoara and Deva brigades were sent to the scene along with a mountain rescue team.After rescuing the paraglider, he was reported to be uninjured and did not require any medical care.The area of Brazi is a popular destination for paragliders.Brazi, RomaniaJune 8(Inspectorate for Emergency Situations/Zenger News)