Injured Paraglider Helicoptered Off Gibraltar Road
Update by the edhat staff
An injured paraglider off Gibraltar Road was helicoptered to a local hospital late Wednesday morning.
At 11:29 a.m., Santa Barbara County firefighter/paramedics, City Fire, AMR ambulance, and Search & Rescue responded to a medical emergency for a paraglider that crash landed.
Crews discovered the 42-year-old male approximately 300 feet off Gibraltar Road with injuries to his leg and chest.
Crews hoisted the male aboard Santa Barbara County Air Support Helicopter 308 where he was flown to Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital for treatment.
The injuries do not appear to be life threatening, according to the County Fire Department.
Paraglider Hoist Rescue - SBC FF/PM bring a 42-yr old male aboard SBCASU Copter 308 after he crash landed approx 300’ off Gibraltar Rd. He suffered leg and chest non-life threatening injuries and was flown to SB Cottage Hospital. SB City FD, SBCSAR, AMR also responded. C/T 11:29 pic.twitter.com/tCrpmmskYh
— SBCFireInfo (@EliasonMike) February 1, 2023
By Tagdes
Medical emergency Gibraltar Rd. SB City Fire along with County and copter.
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Feb 01, 2023 12:13 PMStating needs backboard for hoisting.
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Feb 01, 2023 12:18 PMThey had to determine whether it was a City or County Incident, more importantly Ed just interrupted to announced that Brady just retired...again.
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Feb 01, 2023 12:28 PMSO copter finished going around in circles, maybe looking for an LZ west of there. City freq very quiet.
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Feb 01, 2023 12:34 PMAccording to ADS-B incident is between Rock Garden and Gibraltar Rock.
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Feb 01, 2023 12:38 PMThat's by the hang glider turn outs.
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Feb 01, 2023 12:51 PMCopter just landed at Cottage.
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Feb 01, 2023 06:51 PMWonder why there is no County Fire pictures…a command imperative for County Fire incidents
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Feb 01, 2023 06:54 PMLooks like another mad-dog middle-aged paraglider wiped out and needed a rescue. Good rescue training for the fire department though because occasionally someone who wasn’t going max out on a testosterone-fueled adventure might need a rescue. Doesn’t happen often, I know.
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Feb 01, 2023 07:53 PMI thought that Gibraltar was closed due to storm damage. Or is it open up to some point (above the hang gliders)?
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Feb 01, 2023 08:22 PMPatrick - That is the "Correct question"!
Noozhawk has a picture of the pickup/lift(by SBCFD):
https://www.newshawk.com/injured-paraglider-airlifted-santa-barbara-hospital-crash-landing/
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Feb 02, 2023 09:38 AMThe hang gliders ususally use a point off of Camino Cielo road to take off. They do not usually use Gibraltar road to take off.
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Feb 03, 2023 08:28 AMAccording to the Los Padres open trails map (at this edhat link: https://www.edhat.com/news/forestwatch-launches-app-showing-public-trails-status), Camino Cielo is closed, too.
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Feb 04, 2023 11:46 PMParagliders use all three of the launch sites up there ... the one west of La Cumbre Peak off ECC (EJ's Bowl) and the two that are next to each other on Gibraltar (Eliminator and Skyport). The injured pilot launched from Skyport.
Hangliders typically use either EJ's or Eliminator.
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Feb 02, 2023 09:58 AMWith all the trails and the roads closed up there, one might wonder how he was able to get there. Perhaps the hospital bill will be accompanied by a forest closure fine of an additional $5k+. Thanks to all the first responders who were up there!