Source : Perth Now news

Dramatic footage has captured the moment a paraglider was winched to safety following a horrific mid-air collision on the Sunshine Coast.

A Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) spokesperson said the woman became intertwined with a male paraglider in a mid-air collision on Sunday, each falling 30 metres onto a sand cliff.

Sunshine Coast-based LifeFlight aeromedical crew winched a paraglider to safety on Sunday afternoon after a mid-air collision. LifeFlight Credit: Supplied

Paragliders who were flying with the pair landed on the beach and raced back up the cliff to assist them.

The woman in her 50s sustained abdominal and back injuries, while the man in his 60s was uninjured.

The injured paraglider was flown from their landing site on Noosa’s North Shore, with a Lifeflight Rescue helicopter being dispatched around 2.45pm.

Paragliders who were flying with the pair landed on the beach and raced back up the cliff to assist them. Picture: LifeFlight
Paragliders who were flying with the pair landed on the beach and raced back up the cliff to assist them. LifeFlight Credit: Supplied
An off-duty Australian Defence Force doctor initiated first aid. Picture: LifeFlight
An off-duty Australian Defence Force doctor initiated first aid. LifeFlight Credit: Supplied

The helicopter crew winched a QAS paramedic and LifeFlight rescue crewman down to the woman.

Her treatment was assisted by an off-duty Australian Defence Force doctor who initiated first aid.

The woman was stabilised and flown to Sunshine Coast University Hospital for treatment.