An Australian paraglider, who crashed near near the Seven Sisters Peak located at an altitude of 13,500 feet in Manali subdivision of Himachal’s Kullu district, on Monday, has been rescued after 20 hours.
The paraglider, identified as Andy, 51, from Australia, had crashed due to air pressure and adverse weather conditions, the officials said on Tuesday.
The paraglider pilot flying with him witnessed the accident and informed the rescue team and requested assistance.
Both the pilots had come from Bir Billing in Kangra district to Manali and were flying back to Bir Billing when the crash took place.
A rescue team was dispatched immediately on Monday evening to rescue Andy, who was trapped in the inaccessible hills.
“The paraglider, who was lying in a dangerous and narrow ledge on a high mountain, was finally rescued with the help of a chopper,” said Ramesh Kumar Jogi, in-charge of the rescue team of the Manali Adventure Tour Association.
The injured paraglider pilot is now being treated at the hospital and is out of danger, he added. “The Australian paraglider was flying solo when he crash landed. After check up at the hospital in Manali he has been sent to Chandigarh,” he added.
{{/usCountry}}The injured paraglider pilot is now being treated at the hospital and is out of danger, he added. “The Australian paraglider was flying solo when he crash landed. After check up at the hospital in Manali he has been sent to Chandigarh,” he added.
{{/usCountry}}A few days back a Canadian solo paraglider lost her life after crashing in the Dhauladhar mountain ranges in Kangra district of Himachal.
In November 2024, a Polish paraglider who was stranded in the higher ranges of Kangra district was rescued on the third day of the search operation. Andrew Babinski, a solo paragliding pilot, was stranded in the Dhauladhar hills after colliding with another paraglider mid-air.
A month before that, a Belgian paraglider lost his life in Bir-Billing following a mid-air collision with another pilot shortly after taking off.