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A paraglider was left dangling nearly 60 metres within the air after their parachute tangled on a construction tower crane in southwest China.
The paraglider was falling towards Nanchong, a city within the Sichuan province, yesterday when the strings of their parachute caught within the crane.
A viral video on the Chinese social media platform Weibo shows an individual swinging within the air from their parachute to the side of a bridge.
The incident happened on the banks of the Jialing River along Banzeng Street in Shunqing District, officials told the local paper, Dafeng News.
How long the person was stuck is unclear, with footage taken of the paraglider dangling each within the daytime and at night.
They were stranded for not less than an hour, a witness told Beijing News, though some outlets say the rescue operation took several hours.
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A video taken by a Weibo user captured the moment that firefighters used an aerial ladder to attempt to rescue the parachuter within the evening.
The girl filming will be heard remarking that ‘many, many individuals’ are involved.
‘It shook a bit of,’ they added of the parachuter, with the video showing them swaying within the wind.
The person was rescued within the evening after firefighters worked with the tower crane staff.
They suffered no injuries, the Shunqing District Fire Brigade in Nanchong City said.
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