Paraglider rescued from tree near Poo Poo Point

SEATTLE — A paraglider got stuck in a tree near the Poo Poo Point takeoff site Friday afternoon.

Eastside Fire & Rescue (EF&R) tweeted just before 4 p.m. crews were responding to the incident.

KOMO's Air4 helicopter flew over the rescue:

Poo Poo Point is a well-known paraglider takeoff point in western Washington. The sports complex is in the 11000 block of Issaquah-Hobart Road Southeast in Issaquah.

EF&R partnered with a tree climbing service to assist the patient down from the tree.

At 5:29 p.m., EF&R tweeted that the paraglider was successfully removed from the tree and was able to walk on his own.

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He sustained non-life-threatening injuries, according to EF&R.