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Crested Butte Speed Flier Rescue - Colorado Search and Rescue Association

It was a beautiful Saturday morning in Crested Butte, and a group of speed fliers were preparing to launch from Baldy Mountain.  Speed flying is a sport similar to paragliding using a smaller wing designed for descent rather than ascent. The first pilot launched and was flying close to the ground when disaster struck.  His speed wing dipped and struck a tree, sending him crashing to the ground and breaking his femur in two places. Fortunately, t…
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Colorado Search & Rescue Association broke the news on Saturday, April 18, 2026.
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