Paraglider dies after crashing into tree

 

A rescue team took two hours to lower a paraglider from a 12m-tall tree in Kuala Kubu Bharu today. (Bomba pic)

KUALA LUMPUR: A man from Subang Jaya has died of severe injuries after crashing into a 40-foot-high (12 metre) tree while paragliding in Bukit Batu Pahat, Kuala Kubu Bharu, this evening.

Selangor fire and rescue department director Norazam Khamis said the victim, Mohammad Farhad Khalid, 44, had suffered severe bleeding and a fractured leg in the crash.

“The department received a distress call about the incident at 4.56pm and seven firefighters from Kuala Kubu Bharu were rushed to the location, arriving six minutes later,” he said in a statement today.

Norazam said several Orang Asli who were at the crash site had climbed up the tree and secured Farhad with the lines from the paraglider to ensure that he did not fall.

He said the firefighters took two hours to lower Farhad down from the tree.

Farhad was pronounced dead by the medical team en route to Kuala Kubu Bharu hospital. - FMT