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Call a Paramedic!

A man is rescued by an Israeli armed forces helicopter after crashing his paraglider in a minefield near the Syrian border September 2, 2006. (Haim Azulay/Reuters)

1 posted on 09/04/2006 12:34:28 PM PDT by martin_fierro
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To: martin_fierro
after crashing his paraglider and severely injuring himself.

BOOM!!! Yep - that would be a serious injury.

2 posted on 09/04/2006 12:38:29 PM PDT by 69ConvertibleFirebird (Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level, then beat you with experience.)
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To: martin_fierro

That was the safest way to extract him. Not that any extraction out of minefield is safe.


3 posted on 09/04/2006 12:40:51 PM PDT by stm (Good people sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence)
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To: martin_fierro
...hangliding towards the Syrian and Jordanian borders these days...?

If this was about recreation and sightseeing, I'm thinking it wasn't a bright move.

4 posted on 09/04/2006 12:47:10 PM PDT by the invisib1e hand (live until you die. then live some more.)
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To: martin_fierro

Would be that more of the Spandex-clad could end up in this fashion.


5 posted on 09/04/2006 4:44:20 PM PDT by elkfersupper
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Paraglider lands in minefield

You could say the poor guy exploded onto the scene...

6 posted on 09/04/2006 5:35:06 PM PDT by melt (Someday, they'll wish their Jihad... Jihadn't.)
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