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Dangling glider traps pilot in Middletown

A glider pilot was trapped for about 90 minutes Sunday after his craft crash-landed and became stuck in tree branches near Randall Airport in Middletown.

Mechanicstown firefighters used ropes and chains to secure the dangling aircraft and rescued the unidentified pilot with a bucket truck.

The pilot, who walked away from the accident, was examined later at Orange Regional Medical Center...

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