Warriewood Paraglider Rescue

[Grahame Hutchison]

Five helicopters descended on Warriewood headland after a paraglider crashed on the cliff face this afternoon. The accident happened around 3:30pm, but
because the paraglided was hanging from a vertical cliff face, it was after 6pm before the patient was stabilized and transported to hospital. Chopper
images are from our balcony, 620m from the cliff face.

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The Westpac chopper had a close up look first, but because of the paragliders location, waited for assistance from the two NSW Ambulance Service
choppers. Paramedics abseiled from the clifftop down to the patient.
http://www.16right.com/Aircraft-Images/displayimage.php?image=VH-SYG D300-20140402-015.jpg

NSW Ambulance Service MBB-BK 117 C-2 VH-SYG makes a low approach over our house to the headland location.
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VH-SYG hovering over the accident scene.
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VH-SYG departs the cliff top for Warriewood Beach, to pick up the patient after he was lowered from the cliff face.
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The Channel 9 AS350 VH-TCN with video camera fitted to the rear fuselage.
http://www.16right.com/Aircraft-Images/displayimage.php?image=VH-TCN D300-20140402-073.jpg

Channel 7 AS355 VH-SEV appears to be using similar video equipment, however they have the camera fitted under the nose.
http://www.16right.com/Aircraft-Images/displayimage.php?image=VH-SEV D300-20140402-050.jpg

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