Stunt Gone Wrong: 'Santa Claus' Gets Stuck In Live Wires While Delivering Candy
In an unfortunate incident, a man dressed as Santa Claus had to be rescued from power lines after his aircraft crashed in California. According to a report by People Magazine, the man was using a motorized personal aircraft to deliver candy to children in a suburb of Sacramento when his vehicle had an accident.
In an unfortunate incident, a man dressed as Santa Claus had to be rescued from power lines after his aircraft crashed in California, in the U.S. According to a report by People Magazine, the man was using a motorised personal aircraft to deliver candy to children in a suburb of Sacramento when his vehicle had an accident.
The incident was shared on social media after people saw him tangled in live wires high above the ground.
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The California Highway Patrol's North Sacramento division took to Facebook to talk about the accident: 'Turns out Santa was trying to get some last-minute fun in before the holiday and got into a hot wire situation.'
He was helped down by the Sacramento Fire Department. He did not suffer any injuries.
The fire department shared a video of the rescue.
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In #RioLinda today #Santa may have lost his way but #MetroFire, @SacFirePIO & @SMUDUpdates made sure he was not long delayed.
¡ª Metro Fire of Sacramento (@metrofirepio) December 21, 2020
W/o a scratch & full of good cheer we made sure Old St. Nick will use his reindeer when he sees you later this year. #MerryChristmas & #HappyHolidays pic.twitter.com/Tl3vNFzhZm
The fire department also said that the man had been flying a 'hyper light' aircraft. Earlier, it was reported that he was flying a glider.
According to KCRA, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recognised his aircraft as a powered parachute.
An FAA spokesperson said, "A powered parachute lost power on takeoff near a school in Rio Linda, Calif., and then hit and became suspended in power lines around 11:00 a.m. local time (Sunday)".
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Due to the accident, power for about 200 people in the Rio Linda area was shut off during the rescue operation.
Chris Vestal of the fire department said, "He was trying to deliver candy canes to kids that were playing through in the community. We commend him for that".
