Hang-glider pilot breaks back
A hang-glider pilot had a miraculous escape after coming down in a field in Shropshire, breaking bones in his back and yet still making his own way to hospital. A hang-glider pilot had a miraculous escape after coming down in a field in Shropshire, breaking bones in his back and yet still making his own way to hospital. The man, believed to be in his 40s, was treated at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital after breaking three vertebrae. Staff from West Midlands Ambulance Service were called to Ludlow Hospital at 10.30pm last night when the man arrived at the minor injuries unit after crashing in a field near the town. Meanwhile, the paraglider injured after crashing on the Long Mynd on Monday has been named as 32-year-old Verity Sowden from Worthing, Sussex. Read the full story in today's Shropshire Star
A hang-glider pilot had a miraculous escape after coming down in a field in Shropshire, breaking bones in his back and yet still making his own way to hospital.The man, believed to be in his 40s, was treated at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital after breaking three vertebrae when he crash landed in a field near Ludlow.
Staff from West Midlands Ambulance Service were called to Ludlow Hospital at 10.30pm last night after the man arrived at the minor injuries unit.
An ambulance service spokesman said: "The crew was told, despite injuring his back, he managed to get a lift to the hospital.
"He had broken at least three vertebrae. He was taken by land ambulance to Royal Shrewsbury Hospital for further assessment and treatment."
Meanwhile, the paraglider injured after crashing on the Long Mynd on Monday has been named as 32-year-old Verity Sowden from Worthing.
A work colleague at Paramotor magazine confirmed that Ms Sowden was in a stable condition but in a lot of pain.
David Wootton, media officer for the British Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association, said an investigation into the Long Mynd crash was under way and the results would be published within the next six months.
He said the outcome of the investigation would form a step towards ensuring what the organisation could learn during future flights.