Posted on 05/25/2021 3:18:30 PM PDT by BenLurkin
An apparent skydiver whose parachute became entangled in power lines about 30 feet off the ground in Lake Elsinore has been taken to a hospital after being rescued on Tuesday...
The incident was reported around 11:10 a.m. at Mission Trail and Vine Street...The area is near a local skydiving center, though it’s unclear if that was where the flight originated.
In addition to firefighters, Southern California Edison and the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department responded to help get the individual down.
Crews cut power lines and used a safety basket to get him back on the ground a little more than an hour after the successful rescue started...
Officials say the patient had minor injuries to his lower extremities and was taken by ambulance to a local hospital after being checked out at the scene.
The chute was safely removed from the power lines.
(Excerpt) Read more at ktla.com ...
Is Lake Elsinore near the Elsinore Brewery?
nobody admitting nuthin lol
Glad he’s ok but maybe he should have checked the wind conditions before he jumped? breezy with gusts today
Um...I don’t think I’d be lowering myself on any kind of a line from live power lines. I’d rather not be the shunt...
The wire right about his head is a phone cable. The smaller one above that is CableTV/Internet. The ones up top are power.
If you’re worried about shock, you lower yourself until you’re about three feet above the ground and cut the nylon line and drop the last few feet.
Easy Peezy and was covered in our class. Did it twice, once from power lines and once from a tree.
Can't help it, just gotta hear more from self proclaimed badasses like you........I am in awe!
“These Linemen Make Six Figures Dangling From Helicopters”
Just dangling from helicopters? No big deal....hey, I know, let’s make them run CHAINSAWS while they’re dangling from the helicopter!
What do you want to know?
My badassery knows no bounds.
Once, while juggling oversized razor blades ski jumping in brazil i lost my balance. You should see the other guy.
Lake Elsinore is in Riverside County...Near 15 Freeway...South of City of Corona...
39 years ago a really good friend of mine was killed when the glider he was flying ran into the main power lines running out by Taft, Ca.
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