TN tourist dies in paragliding accident in Himachal’s Kullu, pilot injured

“The victim, Jayesh Ram, was taking a tandem flight, with Ashwani Kumar arsenic his pilot. Preliminary investigations suggest that Kumar attempted to execute a 360-degree swirl with the paraglider. The paraglider collided with different one, which managed to support its balance. Eyewitnesses reported that the damaged paraglider collapsed, causing the aviator and the rider to autumn to the ground. The victim’s household has been informed astir the incident,” Vikas Shukla, Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Kullu, told The Indian Express.

Sources said that some the injured were rushed to a backstage infirmary wherever Jayesh Ram was declared brought dead. Kumar, a registered tandem aviator with the Kullu territory tourism department, was aboriginal referred to PGIMER, Chandigarh. The territory medication successful Kullu has ordered a magisterial probe into the incident.

At slightest 7 paragliders, including immoderate foreigners, person been killed successful the past one-and-a-half years successful Himachal Pradesh.

Paragliding astatine the Gadsa tract had been banned successful January 2023 aft authorities recovered definite violations. However, the prohibition was lifted successful February 2023.