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Crime & Safety

Stranded Paraglider Rescued from Cliff

Man trapped 150 feet below bluff.

Firefighters in Daly City rescued a paraglider stranded on a cliffside in the area of Mussel Rock on Saturday, fire officials said.

Rescue crews responded to the area shortly before 3 p.m. The man was trapped 150 feet below the bluff.

Fire crews used a picket system to get down the cliff to the man, and evaluated him for injury.

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He was carried back up to the bluff and transported by ambulance to San Francisco General Hospital for further evaluation.

- Bay City News

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Editor's Note: The photo in the media box at right is not the paraglider that was rescued. It was taken in the Half Moon Bay area and is for illustration only.

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