Thursday afternoon, a paraglider fell while he was playing above the town of La Mure-sur-Argens, in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence. The victim was helicoptered to a hospital in Marseille.
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It is a fairly rare, but impressive accident. The firefighters of the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence intervened this Thursday afternoon in the commune of La Mure-sur-Argens, at the level of the Allos road, to rescue a paraglider.
The 60 -year -old man fell approximately 10 meters according to the firefighters who intervened. Still according to help, he is “seriously injured in the lower limbs”. After bringing first aid on the spot, the paraglider was transferred to a hospital in Marseille, thanks to the intervention of a medical helicopter in Samu 04.
The accident required the intervention of 7 firefighters, 3 SDIS 04 devices, and a helicopter.
