BANFF – STARS air ambulance has flown an injured paraglider from Banff National Park to a Calgary hospital.
Details are scant at this stage, but STARS spokesperson Deb Tetley said the STAR-1 crew and helicopter were dispatched to a staging area at Carrot Creek, located just west of the Banff National Park east gate late Monday afternoon.
“We received an adult male patient who sustained injuries in a paragliding incident,” said Tetley.
“The patient is currently en route to Foothills Medical Centre.”
The paraglider’s condition is unknown at this stage.
It is not known at this point from which mountain the paraglider took off.
Paragliding continues to grow in popularity across the province, with several dedicated hike-and-fly pilots making their home in Canmore, trudging up and flying down local peaks like Lady Macdonald, Ha Ling Peak and Miners Gully.
Inside Banff National Park, however, regulations prohibit the takeoff or landing of paragliders or hang-gliders.
The story will be updated as more information becomes available.
