Authorities say a paraglider suffered major injuries after colliding with a peak in Yolo County on Wednesday.
The fall knocked the victim unconscious, forcing the California Highway Patrol to send out a helicopter rescue team — and for first responders, it was a race against time. “We had about 10 to 15 minutes,” said Shaun Bouyea, a flight officer and paramedic for the CHP.
California Highway Patrol says air and other units responded at around 4:30 p.m. to a report of two parachuters down at a peak near Cache Creek Canyon Regional Park.
The pair was soon found on Glascock Peak. The other paraglider saw the first person crash, landed near the person, and then called 911 before starting first aid.