Paragliding jump goes wrong off Squamish, B.C., seriously injuring man | iNFOnews.ca
The RCMP boat from West Kelowna was called in to clear the fire area of boats so water bombers could work safely., A water bomber skims the lake while a recently cleared boater looks on. Photographer: Marshall Jones

Paragliding jump goes wrong off Squamish, B.C., seriously injuring man

SQUAMISH, B.C. – A paraglider who jumped from the 700-metre high Stawamus Chief in Squamish, B.C., has been rescued from a log boom in nearby Howe Sound.

The RCMP say a police boat and members of Squamish Fire Rescue helped rescue the 40-year-old man from the water.

He has been flown to a Lower Mainland hospital with what police say appears to be life-threatening injuries.

The Mounties say their initial investigation shows the man went into a spin and fell onto the boom after launching his paraglider.

The Stawamus Chief is a one of the largest granite domes in the world and stands at the south entrance to the town of Squamish.

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