YOUR AD HERE »

Glider pilot uninjured after emergency landing at Tahoe

Tahoe Daily Tribune staff report
A glider crashed Saturday at Lake Tahoe.
Provided / Kevin Brady

A glider made a crash landing at Lake Tahoe this weekend but the pilot was uninjured and rescued with the help of officials and Good Samaritans.

The United States Coast Guard Station Lake Tahoe and Placer County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a glider making an emergency landing at about 4:30 p.m. Saturday about 100 yards offshore and approximately 400 yards east of the public beach at Kings Beach, according to an eyewitness who emailed the Tribune.

The Sheriff’s Office recovered the pilot while the Coast Guard towed the glider to shore with the help of some local paddleboarders, officials said.



“(A) Great team effort with our government partner and local residents of the Tahoe basin,” Coast Guard officials said in a social media post.

The Tahoe Daily Tribune is a sister publication to the Sierra Sun.


Support Local Journalism

 

Support Local Journalism

Readers around Lake Tahoe, Truckee, and beyond make the Sierra Sun's work possible. Your financial contribution supports our efforts to deliver quality, locally relevant journalism.

Now more than ever, your support is critical to help us keep our community informed about the evolving coronavirus pandemic and the impact it is having locally. Every contribution, however large or small, will make a difference.

Your donation will help us continue to cover COVID-19 and our other vital local news.