Sacramento Man Dressed As Santa Rescued After Crashing Into Power Lines

A man dressed as Santa Claus was flying around on a powered parachute when he crashed into power lines in Sacramento County on Sunday morning (December 20).

The man was rescued from the power lines near Seventh Avenue in Rio Linda, according to the Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District.

The California Highway Patrol in North Sacramento also responded to the incident.

"Turns out Santa was trying to get some last minute fun in before the holiday and got into a hotel wire situation," the office wrote on Facebook.

The incident occurred around 11:00 A.M. according to the Federal Aviation Administration.

While the man was rescued, power was shut off to about 200 customers in the Rio Linda area according to KCRA3.

"Immediately after power was shut off, we were able to move firefighters up into the power line and then lower the pilot - Santa Claus - down to safety," said Chris Vestal with Sacramento Metro Fire.

According to neighbors the man flies around in the powered parachute often.

"He flies just around so people can see and flies around people's houses," one neighbor told KCRA3. "This was the first time he was in his Santa suit. We didn't know this was going to happen."

According to Vestal, this year the man planned on bringing Christmas cheer to children in the community.

"He was trying to deliver candy canes to kids that were playing through in the community. We commend him for that," said Vestal. "It's unfortunate, but we all need to remember that there's still a lot of good out in the world, there are people doing good things, and to look at the brightness of the holiday season."

The Santa was not injured in the crash.

Photo: California Highway Patrol North Sacramento