A paraglider was taken to hospital with potentially serious injuries after crashing into the River Thames near Marlow on Sunday evening.
Emergency services were called to Temple Lock, Harleyford Lane, at about 8.50pm on June 29 after reports that a paraglider had entered the water following an ‘apparent loss of control’.
Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service deployed crews from High Wycombe, Maidenhead and Marlow, along with the Beaconsfield Water Rescue Team and supporting officers.
A spokesperson for Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service said: “Specialist water rescue technicians entered the water and used a boat, throw lines, grappling equipment and a short extension ladder to bring the casualty safely to the bank.
“The casualty was conscious and breathing and was left in the care of South Central Ambulance Service.”
Firefighters worked alongside South Central Ambulance Service, Thames Valley Police, Thames Valley Air Ambulance and other partner agencies before handing the casualty into the care of paramedics.
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South Central Ambulance Service said it sent two ambulance crews, two rapid response vehicles and the Thames Valley Air Ambulance critical care response vehicle to the scene.
The male paraglider was taken to the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford with potentially serious but not life-threatening injuries.
A second person was also taken to Wexham Park Hospital after suffering exposure to fuel vapours.
Ambulance service incident notes suggest there was a significant fuel leak from the paraglider into the water.
A spokesperson for the South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust said: “Once the male paraglider had been rescued from the water, he was taken to the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford with potentially serious, but not life-threatening, injuries.
“A second patient was taken to Wexham Hospital suffering from exposure to fuel vapours – our incident notes suggest there was a significant fuel leak from the paraglider into the water.”
Thames Valley Police said officers were called to assist fire and ambulance crews at around 9pm following reports that a paraglider had entered the water.
A police spokesperson said: “We were called to assist the fire and ambulance services at Temple Lock, Marlow, at around 9pm yesterday following reports that a paraglider had entered the water.
“A man was located and taken to hospital with injuries.”
The incident has since been handed over to Thames Valley Police.
