Paraglider seriously injured after crashing into Newhaven cliffs (From The Argus)
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Paraglider seriously injured after crashing into Newhaven cliffs
11:40am Monday 1st August 2011 in News By Anna Roberts
A paraglider crashed into a cliff face, leaving the pilot with “agonising” injuries.
The man slammed into the cliff in front of hundreds of people on Newhaven beach on Saturday evening.
The man, in his 50s, crash-landed into the cliff after his paraglider lost the wind at about 8.30pm.
He suffered serious fractures to both legs and was last night preparing for extensive surgery.
Newhaven coastguard station officer Trevor Cutler was one of the first at the scene. He said: “He was flying with a buddy when he came in to make a landing.
“He either lost the wind or misjudged his landing and went straight down.
“There was a hard impact to both legs and he lay there in agony.
“The beach was cordoned off while he was treated. There were a lot of people about.
“He was in a lot of pain. He was taken on a stretcher into the police helicopter.”
Comments(11)
the bolt
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1:06pm Mon 1 Aug 11
JesterFeckwit
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2:02pm Mon 1 Aug 11
the bolt wrote:If you think we should only use what "god" (whatever that is) gave us, then best you sell all your possessions and go live in a cave somewhere.. idiot..
god would have given us wings if he wanted us to fly.
Jenkineo
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2:13pm Mon 1 Aug 11
the bolt wrote:What an insensitive and thoughtless idiot you are. (The same goes for 'Hove Actually')
god would have given us wings if he wanted us to fly.
Lets hope the pilot makes a full and speedy recovery.
Gordonmuppet
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2:19pm Mon 1 Aug 11
Jenkineo
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2:23pm Mon 1 Aug 11
Gordonmuppet wrote:Yet another moron.
Pilot --what a laugh--I hope they get a wacking great invoice for wasting NHS resources --hang-gliders are as welcome as an invasion of wasps.
Would you say the same if this was a motorcyclist? or a Horse rider? A cyclist? A climber?
Wivvy Dave
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4:00pm Mon 1 Aug 11
The fact is that this chap has damaged himself doing what he enjoys - and where I come from that is known as an accident. So lets hope that after the necessary care and attention he is OK.
It also apears that whilst some are prepared to question the existance or nature of "god" Icarus is accepted as being totally plausible! Bit of a Bart moment there I think.
Richard Joyce
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9:26pm Mon 1 Aug 11
Jenkineo wrote:Cyclist...YES
Gordonmuppet wrote:Yet another moron.
Pilot --what a laugh--I hope they get a wacking great invoice for wasting NHS resources --hang-gliders are as welcome as an invasion of wasps.
Would you say the same if this was a motorcyclist? or a Horse rider? A cyclist? A climber?
grumblegoat
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1:13am Tue 2 Aug 11
Richard Joyce wrote:Richard Joyce...YES (To55er)
Jenkineo wrote:Cyclist...YES
Gordonmuppet wrote:Yet another moron.
Pilot --what a laugh--I hope they get a wacking great invoice for wasting NHS resources --hang-gliders are as welcome as an invasion of wasps.
Would you say the same if this was a motorcyclist? or a Horse rider? A cyclist? A climber?
Juleyanne
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9:22am Tue 2 Aug 11
you either pay a hefty additional hike for insurance or find some insurance companies refuse to cover you at all!
I send out my best wishes to this poor man, no-one would wish to come a cropper! however, it might be sensible to take out some sort of insurance for 'high risk' sports/activities especially in these times when the NHS is under such strain.
Dingbat99
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10:02am Tue 2 Aug 11
Hove Actually says...
12:36pm Mon 1 Aug 11