Man seriously injured in Gatineau Park paragliding accident

A complex rescue operation had to be launched Thursday afternoon whena mansuffered life-threatening injuriesin aGatineau Parkparagliding accident, police say.

MRC des Collines-de-l'Outaouaispolice said they got anemergency call around 2:15 p.m.

It took first responders until around 5:30 p.m. to arriveat the scenenear Luskville, Que., however.

Police said the 61-year-oldman from Gatineaulanded in an area with steep terrain, forcing rescue teams to hike in.

A team of policefrom Gatineau, Que., and paramedics and firefighters from Ottawa were able to stabilize the man's condition once they got there,police said.

TheSret du Qubecdispatched a helicopter to extract the man. By around 8 p.m., the man was out of the park and in hospital with life-threatening injuries.

More details are expected Friday, local police said.