A 60-year-old paraglider was critically injured this afternoon (Friday) as a result of a parachuting accident in the field - near Yemen Airport.
Neriah Bezalel, a paramedic in the United Hatzalah and a paratrooper who parachuted from the plane with him: "During a parachute operation, we were on the plane together. I jumped first and started the parachute and he immediately parachuted after me.
""Unfortunately, he was injured while exiting the plane. When I arrived on the ground, I joined him immediately after he reached the ground unconscious, without a pulse or breathing.
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""I provided him with initial medical treatment and then he was taken to a hospital with a multi-system injury while undergoing resuscitation efforts and his condition was critical.".
