Earlier today, Wilderness Search And Rescue (WSAR) teams responded to the Kloof Nek landing zone after a 57-year-old paraglider crashed on the slopes below the Lion’s Head parking area.
This marks the third paragliding incident on Lion’s Head since 25 November, when world-renowned South African extreme sports athlete and aviator Jean-Jacques Wallis suffered a fatal crash on the mountain.
Following this tragedy, a foreign paraglider survived a crash on 8 December and is recovering in hospital.
A member of Global Medical Safety & Risk Solutions, who is also an active WSAR member, witnessed the incident and immediately responded. Together with City of Cape Town Law Enforcement, SANParks – Table Mountain National Park rangers, Life Healthcare, and Taurus Medical Film and Sports Medics, he hiked up to the fallen pilot to provide assistance.
City of Cape Town Traffic Services managed traffic while the rescue was underway.
The pilot was assessed on scene by paramedics…
