A GLIDER was forced to make a dramatic landing on Moel Famau.
The Leader reported on the large-scale emergency services response at the popular beauty spot on Saturday afternoon.
Initially reported to them as a crashed paraglider, it transpired that it was in fact an emergency landing - with both of its occupants uninjured.
North East Wales Search and Rescue (NEWSAR) was called to assist with the incident.
A spokesperson for it said: "At lunchtime today North Wales Police asked us to assist at an incident on Moel Famau.
"Initially reported as a crashed paraglider, it turned out to be a full size glider, with two occupants, who had been forced to land on the side of the hill.
"It was soon established that neither occupant was injured. Gliders occasionally have to 'land out'' away from their home base. But this was a particularly spectacular spot to pick and understandably members of the public feared the worst.
"Our team members provided safety cover when members of the local Denbigh gliding club arrived to move the glider."
In a separate incident on Meol Famau on Saturday, NEWSAR also assisted with a medical emergency.
It said: "While responding to the previous glider incident, we were asked to assist a man with a medical emergency, also on Moel Famau.
"Team members were quickly on the scene and provided initial casualty care before transporting him down to an ambulance. Get well soon."
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