Hang Glider Dies in Tree Crash in San Bernardino National Forest: Fire Department

Crestline, CA— A man has died in a hang gliding accident in the Crestline area of the San Bernardino National Forest after he apparently got caught in a tree upon launching from a cliffside, Patch is told.

According to Capt. Dan Nelson of the San Bernardino County Fire Department, emergency crews got a call at 1:36 p.m. alerting them to a man who was stuck in a tree.

Units responded to the Crestline Soaring Society Glider Launch on national forest land, and discovered the man still attached to all his glider, tangled in the tree, Nelson said. The unidentified man was pronounced dead at the scene.

"Fire units are attempting to separate the hang glider from the tree right now," Nelson said around 3 p.m.

Coroner's officials were also en route to help recover the man's body from the glider.

The circumstances surrounding the deadly crash are under investigation. It's not known if the man was out hang gliding with a group of people, or if he was on a solo excursion.