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    Skydiver freed from electrical lines in Lake Elsinore
    • March 27, 2023

    Firefighters freed a skydiver who became entangled in power lines Monday afternoon, March 27, during a landing attempt near Skydive Elsinore.

    A Southern California Edison crew cut the electricity after the accident in Lake Elsinore, which was reported just before noon.

    At about 1 p.m., Cal Fire/Riverside County firefighters using a ladder truck freed the skydiver. She was taken to a hospital.

    A skydiver wipes a tear from her eye when she reaches the ground after colliding with power lines on the DeJongs Dairy in Lake Elsinore Monday, March 27, 2023. (Photo by Andrew Foulk, Contributing photographer)

    A Southern California Edison worker makes his way to help a skydiver who got caught up in a power line while trying to land in Lake Elsinore on Monday, March 27, 2023. (Photo by Andrew Foulk, Contributing photographer)

    Southern California Edison workers help free a skydiver after she collided with power lines on the DeJongs Dairy in Lake Elsinore Monday, March 27, 2023. (Photo by Andrew Foulk, Contributing photographer)

    Southern California Edison workers help free a skydiver after colliding with power lines on the DeJongs Dairy in Lake Elsinore Monday, March 27, 2023. (Photo by Andrew Foulk, Contributing photographer)

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    Her condition was unclear.

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