Published 13:30 IST, December 23rd 2020
Video: Santa stuck in power lines rescued, fire dept says he’s now ‘full of good cheer'
A man dressed as Santa Claus recently had to be rescued after he got stuck in power lines as he crashed his aircraft in California, US.
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A man dressed as Santa Claus recently h to be rescued after he got stuck in power lines as he crashed his aircraft in California. According to New York Post, man h been using a motorised personal aircraft in a bid to deliver candy and gifts to children in a suburb of Sacramento when his aircraft crashed. While taking to social media, California Highway Patrol shared pictures of Santa dangling upside down high above a street in an ultralight- aircraft “sleigh” with his red, white and blue parachute tangled in lines.
In caption, CHP wrote, “We typically don’t respond to a “Rudolph lane-changed me” call, but when you get multiple calls... it’s best to go check it out. Turns out Santa was trying to get some last-minute fun in before holiday and got into a hot wire situation. Don’t worry!... he wasn’t hurt and @metro_fire_sacramento is helping him down”.
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In a separate post, Sacramento Fire Department also shared a video of man being rescued. According to reports, Santa was left hanging for at least an hour, with power cut at least 200 homes before he could finally be rescued. Metro Fire of Sacramento shared foot of fully suited Santa finally being lowered to safety.
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department informed that Santa is uninjured and will be rey for Christmas. While speaking to reporters, fire department he Chris Vestal said that Santa was out, practising his approaches and his take-offs to make sure that on Christmas Day he can deliver on his promises for all kids throughout Sacramento, and really whole world. Vestal also said that Santa’s “Sleigh” lost power on takeoff near a school in Rio Linda, California.
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Netizens ‘gl’ Santa is safe
Meanwhile, since shared, several internet users were gl that Santa was safe. Some users also thanked fire department for ir help. One user wrote, “Oh my gosh, I thought it was some of decoration! I didn’t realize that it was a real guy up re! He’s so lucky!!! Gl body was hurt”. Ar ded, “ pilot is a really good guy who is very involved in our town of Rio Linda. He was giving out treats to kids in town when this happened. We all enjoy seeing him flying around our community”. “Kudos Truck 17 Firemen,” ded fourth. “I’m so gl he wasn’t hurt. I enjoy watching him fly as well,” wrote fifth.
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13:32 IST, December 23rd 2020