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Police: Hang Glider Critically Hurt In Accident On Long Island

CALVERTON, N.Y. (CBSNewYork/AP) -- A 50-year-old man is in critical condition following a hang-glider accident on Long Island, police said.

It happened around 8:20 a.m. Sunday at Enterpise Park in Calverton.

Riverhead police said details of the accident were not immediately available. But they say it appeared he either "fell or crashed."

The man suffered two broken femurs, police said. He was airlifted to Stony Brook Hospital.

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