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Paraglider, 50, seriously hurt
Friday 29th August 2008, 11:50AM BST.
A 50-year-old man from Birmingham was airlifted to hospital after a paragliding accident on the Long Mynd.
He suffered a serious leg injury due to a difficult landing at Long Mynd Gliding Club in Asterton shortly before 12.50pm yesterday.
A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokeswoman said: “Crews treated the man at the scene and his leg was splinted.”
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