Paraglider Rescued from Cliff in Daly City
Firefighters rescued the paraglider Saturday afternoon.
Firefighters in Daly City rescued a paraglider stranded on a cliffside in the area of Mussel Rock on Saturday, fire officials said.
Rescue crews responded to the area shortly before 3 p.m.
The man was trapped 150 feet below the bluff. Fire crews used a picket system to get down the cliff to the man, and evaluated him for injury.
He was carried back up to the bluff and transported by ambulance to San Francisco General Hospital for further evaluation.
-- Bay City News
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Bren
12:19 pm on Monday, February 13, 2012
Somehow, I don't think that photo has anything to do with this story. It's a very pretty fire truck, but I very much doubt that piece of vintage machinery rolls out to respond to 911 calls.