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Man, 18, crashes into powerlines while skydiving at Lower Light

The man was taken to the Royal Adelaide Hospital. (ABC News: Che Chorley)

An 18-year-old has been taken to hospital after crashing into powerlines while skydiving north of Adelaide.

Emergency services were called to the lower Mid North town of Lower Light, about 53 kilometres from Adelaide, just after 12pm on Saturday following reports of a skydiving incident.

The man sustained leg and abdominal injuries.

He was taken to the Royal Adelaide Hospital, in Adelaide's CBD, and is in a stable condition. 

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