A para-glider has sustained non-life-threatening injuries after a crash at Newcastle yesterday afternoon.
About 3pm (Wednesday 31 July 2019), a 75-year-old man launched his para-glider from Hickson Street, Merewether.
Shortly after, the pilot has crash landed and at 4pm, emergency services were called to the scene.
Officers from Newcastle City Police Area Command attended, with NSW Ambulance paramedics, Fire and Rescue NSW and the Westpac rescue helicopter.
Due to the remote location and steep gradient of the landscape, a critical care doctor assessed the pilot at the crash site and the pilot was airlifted to the John Hunter Hospital in a stable condition.
The pilot sustained non-life-threatening injuries including a collapsed lung, rib fractures, a spinal fracture and a pelvic fracture. He is expected to make a full recovery.
Police officers and the Australian Transport Safety Bureau will continue investigations to understand the cause of the crash.
