Sky diver injured after crash-landing into trees
An 18-year-old volunteer firefighter has been charged with deliberately lighting fires in NSW. Photo: AAP
Emergency agencies are responding after a sky diver suffered a “significant” fall through a canopy of trees in the Wollondilly Shire, south-west of Sydney.
Calls for help came in about 2pm Monday after the 24-year-old man became tangled in trees up to 10 metres above the ground at Wilton, in the Macarthur region.
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Emergency services rushed to help the man, however once they arrived on the scene, the branch he was caught on had snapped and he fell to the ground.
“It’s a pretty significant fall,” Fire and Rescue NSW spokesperson Adam Dewberry said.
The man was being treated at the scene for suspected spinal injuries, and a rescue helicopter was waiting on scene to transport him to hospital.
The man may also have suffered hip and ankle injuries, NSW Ambulance said in a statement.
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