Hong Kong man rescued after paraglider spirals out of control, crashes into trees

A 49-year-old man was rescued on Sunday after his paraglider spiralled out of control and crashed into a wooded area in Hong Kong’s New Territories, the second accident involving such aircraft this month. Police received a report at 11.27am from a hiker on Section 4 of the MacLehose Trail that a paraglider had lost control and plunged into trees near Pyramid Hill in Ma On Shan with no signs of movement for a few minutes. Firefighters were deployed and gathered at Kak Hang Tun to launch a...