Paraglider airlifted after crash on west side of Mount Timpanogos

A witness reported seeing the man get up and try to hike back up the mountain, the sheriff's office said.

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Published Oct 17, 2026, 4:42 PM Mountain Time · Source / event date: Original report: October 17, 2026

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Mount Timpanogos rising above Orem, seen from the valley floor to the west — Mount Timpanogos seen from central Orem, April 2010. File photo it does not show the crash scene. Photo: Joseph Dewey · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

A paraglider went down on the west side of Mount Timpanogos in Utah County on Saturday morning and was airlifted off the mountain, Gephardt Daily reported. ^[1]

The incident was reported at about 9:49 a.m. Sgt. Edwards of the Utah County Sheriff's Office said a witness saw the man "getting up under his own power, trying to hike back up the mountain." ^[1]

Edwards said the man was conscious and alert and had moderate injuries. A helicopter hoisted him off the mountain, and he then drove himself by personal vehicle to receive medical treatment, Edwards said. ^[1]

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Gephardt Daily: Paraglider airlifted after crash west of Mount Timpanogos

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