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Woman injured in hang gliding crash

KLINGERSTOWN - A woman suffered minor injuries when the hang glider she was flying crashed just before 7 p.m. Monday.

A supervisor at the Schuylkill County Communications Center said the incident was reported at 6:41 p.m. that a woman crashed a hang glider and was suspended about 60 feet in the air on the Mahantongo Mountain, near the Hubley and Upper Mahantongo township lines.

Multiple units from Schuylkill, Dauphin and Northumberland counties were called to assist, and managed to get the woman down to safety at 8:17 p.m., the supervisor said.

The woman was evaluated at the scene but refused medical treatment or transport to a hospital.

All units cleared the area at 9:15 p.m., according to communications center records.


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