Hang-glider trapped in tree at Mount Tamborine

A TRAINED arborist worked with emergency services crews to free a hang-glider entangled in the tree canopy on the Gold Coast Hinterland in a “difficult rescue effort”.

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A HANG-GLIDER has miraculously escaped injury after crashing into a tree in the Gold Coast Hinterland.

The woman became trapped around 20m off the ground when her paraglider lost lift, launching a four hour rescue effort by emergency crews.

Officer in Charge Sean Breeden the woman was in “remarkably good spirits” and had been released into the care of friends.

He said she had been “very lucky” to walk away with no injuries.

A woman is winched down from a tree after a hang-gliding accident on Mount Tamborine. Picture: Channel 7

EARLIER: EMERGENCY services are working to rescue a female hang-glider stuck 30m up a tree on the Gold Coast Hinterland.

Crews were called to the incident at Mount Tamborine about 12.30pm.

Queensland Ambulance said the situation was being described “as a difficult rescue effort”

QAS Officer in Charge Sean Breeden said the hang-glider had fallen through the tree canopy and had become entangled.

“She’s talking to us, she’s saying she’s un injured and in no pain,” he said.

“The tree is definitely strong enough to hold her, but it is a little uncomfortable for her,” he said.

Mr Breeden said there was some rain and wind in the area, although an earlier warning of storms had passed.

Paramedics will assess the woman when she is safely on the ground.

A QFES spokesman said one of the crew members at the scene was a trained arborist, and was expected to climb the tree to reach the woman.

A hang glider has been rescued from a tree in Mount Tamborine after being stuck 20 metres above the ground for more than 4 hours. #7News pic.twitter.com/s2VNML7fiO

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