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Paraglider Seriously Injured On Lookout Mountain

GOLDEN, Colo. (CBS4)- A paraglider was seriously injured in a crash on Lookout Mountain on Thursday afternoon.

Golden Fire tweeted about the rescue just after noon.

Firefighters from Golden rushed to help the paraglider, a man in his 50s from Wyonming, who went down just below the M on Lookout Mountain.

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Copter4 flew over the emergency vehicles on Lookout Mountain where the paraglider crashed (credit: CBS)

When crews arrived the paraglider had regained consciousness.

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Copter4 flew over Lookout Mountain (credit: CBS)

Lookout Mountain Road was close during the rescue. The paraglider was 300 feet from the road and was transported to an ambulance waiting nearby.

Crews reopened Lookout Mountain Road once the rescue is complete.

The identity of the man rescued has not been released.

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