Man in 60s airlifted to hospital after crashing his hang-glider

Jul 23 2008 by Liam Murphy, Liverpool Daily Post

A MAN in his 60s was airlifted to hospital with leg and hip injuries after his hang-glider crashed into a cliff in west Wirral.

The incident happened around 2.30pm this afternoon at Wirral Country Park in Thustaston.

Ambulance and Air-Sea Rescue were informed and a Sea King Helicopter from RAF Valley in Anglesey landed on the cliff top as West Kirby Lifeboat joined in the rescue.

A spokeswoman for the North West Ambulance Service said they had been called to Station Road in Wirral Countyr Park at 2.35pm.

She said: “A male in his 60s was hang-gliding on his own.”

She said he had suspected leg and hip injuries and Air-Sea Rescue had airlifted him to Aintree Hospital.

Earlier on yesterday a 15-year-old boy was injured on Little Eye Island, a mile away from Hilbre Island off West Kirby.

Coastguards were called at 2.40pm and West Kirby Lifeboat were called out to rescue the teenager who had glass in his foot.

The boy, who had walked out to the island with a friend was later taken to West Kirby Sailing Club from where an ambulance took him to hospital.