Rescuers have battled steep rocky terrain to save a paraglider who crashed in the state’s South-East.
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The 46-year-old South Hobart man crashed on Wednesday afternoon on Arthurs Peak, which overlooks Eaglehawk Neck.
Paramedics treated him at the scene before he was winched from the mountain by the Westpac Rescue Helicopter crew and flown to the Royal Hobart Hospital.
He was in a stable condition with non-life threatening injuries.
It was the second rescue of the day for the helicopter team, with a bushwalker picked up from the South Coast in the morning after suffering a medical condition.
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Earlier in the week, a bushwalker was rescued from New River Lagoon on Tasmania’s South Coast.
The Westpac Rescue Helicopter was called to the area on Monday and battled 80 knot winds during the rescue.
The crew also rescued a woman with a broken ankle from the Three Capes Track earlier in the day.
Two days before, the helicopter was used in a rescue at Cradle Mountain.
A 12-year-old boy suffered minor injuries while on one of the summits.
The Westpac Rescue Helicopter flies 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.
The crew includes qualified rescue pilots, Tasmania Police officers and paramedics.
The service is funded by the state government, but also accepts donations from the community.