First-time skydiver rescued in California after crashing into power lines
A rookie skydiver found herself in a dangerous snarl on her very first jump after having her parachute tangled in power lines in California, setting the stage for a dramatic caught-on-camera rescue.
Crews from Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department found the unfortunate skydiver dangling from the SoCal Edison’s high-tension electrical lines above the street level. A first-time skydiver making her inaugural jump in Lake Elsinore, California, found her parachute tangled in power lines Monday.The woman said after her rescue that she was trying to avoid another set of electrical lines when she wound up getting ensnared in power lines on Croydon Street.First responders used an aerial ladder to reach the trapped parachutist, who was conscious and talking, and lead her down to safety before 1 p.m.
Firefighters had to wait nearly 40 minutes until SoCal Edison workers cut power off to the lines to prevent electrocution.NBC 4 Los AngelesReflecting on her harrowing ordeal, she said: “it was very, very scary, but I was trying not to panic.”
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