Firefighters rescued a parachutist after he became stuck in a tree -- and luckily he avoided hitting 'high-capacity” power lines
The man landed in a tree in Central Mason County on April 1, according to a news release from Central Mason Fire and EMS. Luckily, the man avoided hitting the “high-capacity” power lines and was uninjured, the release says.
The parachutist landed in a “swamp/drainage area,” so first responders had to use a 35-foot tall ground ladder rather than a ladder truck to reach him. “He just needed assistance getting untangled and down from the tree,” said Central Mason Fire and EMS in the release. The man was participating in a scheduled parachuting course at local business Skydive Kapowsin, Central Mason Fire and EMS told CNN in an email. He was meant to land in Sanderson Field, a public airfield in Shelton.
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