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Paraglider pilot rescued after crash on Lewis Chapel Mountain

Dunlap Fire Department / Firefighters from the Dunlap Fire Department and Piney Volunteer Fire Department work to rescue a paraglider pilot on the side of Lewis Chapel Mountain in Sequatchie County, Tenn. The man, a retired firefighter from the Northeast, had a suspected broken ankle and was taken to a local hospital for treatment.
Dunlap Fire Department / Firefighters from the Dunlap Fire Department and Piney Volunteer Fire Department work to rescue a paraglider pilot on the side of Lewis Chapel Mountain in Sequatchie County, Tenn. The man, a retired firefighter from the Northeast, had a suspected broken ankle and was taken to a local hospital for treatment.

By Staff Report 2 min read


First responders in Dunlap, Tennessee, rescued a paraglider pilot after he crashed on the side of Lewis Chapel Mountain, east of town.

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The accident occurred off Window Rock Road on Thursday, and firefighters from the Dunlap Fire Department and the Piney Volunteer Fire Department responded to set up a haul system to get the pilot, identified only as a “retired firefighter from the Northeast,” up the side of the bluff, according to a statement posted on the Dunlap Fire Department‘s social media page.

The scene was just south of Highway 111 as it descends the west side of the mountain. Authorities said the victim was about 40 feet down from the bluff edge.