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Show (The Page A3 (Dmcs-jlnbrprnhg- Thursday, October 26, 2000 nt gation is concluded, he said his agency will be reevaluating the paraglider program. I believe its safe, we just need to find out what went wrong and weigh the risks Its a new tool, we just Motorized paraglider crashes east of Monticello Local DWR agent Rudy Musclow is hospitalized , another is injured Hie Utah agency is investigatcause of the crash, but one the ing of the two m.n say the engine quit, the craft drifted down, then hit a tree just before reaching the ground. The crash occurred at approximately 10 a.m., about a mile north of Highway 666 and a mile east of West Summit Road. by Franklin Seal staff writer Two Division of Wildlife Resources agents were iiyured Saturday, Oct. 2 1 when their motor- ized paraglider crashed east of Monticello as they were patrolborder on ling the opening day of the Utah-Colora- deer-hun- t. John Czinczoll ifrorona Inconcrete owner 259-428- 8 concrete countertops - acid stain concrete floors stamped concrete concrete tabletops - fireplace hearths he said. Seated one behind the other like two persons on a motorcycle, they were headed back to their vehicle to land, cruising appioximately 300 to 400 feet above the ground, w hen the engine suddenly quit w ithout w aiming. Moretti was seated behind pilot Musclow, who explained that the crafts normal fuel capacity is sufficient for about two and a of flight. It just quit, just flat quit," Moretti said. There was no time to get a message out." Musclow was immediately busy trying to maneuver the craft over the trees and into a field, he added. Ive got to find a place to land," was all Musclow had time to shout back, Moretti recalled. He estimated that they were going mph when they hit a cedar tree. Strapped into the rig, they ended up hanging three to four feet above the ground, upside Moab resident Rudy Musclow, DWR investigator and pilot of the ultralight, suffered broken and a arm possible injuries to his pelvis, along w ith multiple lacerations. He was flow n directly from the scene of the crash to St. Marys Hospital in Grand Junction, Colo, where he was listed in good condition Monday morning. DWR Regional Supervisor Miles Moretti of Price, was on board as a passenger, taking his first flight in a paraglider, w hen it crashed. He was only slightly injured and ran out to get help after freeing Musclow from the paraglider and giving first aid. The motor just quit and we dont know why," Moretti said Monday. Were doing a full investigation." He and Musclow had been airborne for approximately an hour and 45 minutes patrolling the border north of Highway 666, parachute-lik- e half-hour- s 30-3- 5 15-fo- Moretti down. 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