Ambulances and a helicopter rushed to the aid of a paraglider who crashed this evening (Saturday, May 13).
An eyewitness at the scene said that the paraglider got "caught by a gust of wind", causing him to crash into a dog waste bin in Town Moor, on Hartlepool's Headland.
Reportedly the man suffered fractures.
The North East Ambulance Service confirmed that they had attended the scene, alongside colleagues from the Great North Air Ambulance.
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A North East Ambulance Service spokesperson said: "We were called to Moor Parade in Hartlepool shortly after 6.45 pm this evening following reports of a paraglider crash.
"We dispatched a specialist paramedic, an emergency ambulance crew, one crew from our Hazardous Area Response Team, a clinical team leader, the Medicar and an officer, and requested support from Great North Air Ambulance Service.
"One patient was flown to James Cook Hospital for further treatment."
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