Like Goa, another paragliding accident has occurred in Himachal Pradesh. A Gujarati girl has lost her life in this accident. A Gujarati girl who had visited Dharamshala in Himachal Pradesh fell victim to an accident while paragliding. Both the tourist girl and the paragliding pilot fell from the take-off point. The girl was seriously injured in this accident. The girl was taken to the hospital for immediate treatment, but she died before reaching the hospital. According to the information received, this tourist girl had reached Dharamshala from Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Meanwhile, while paragliding in Indru Nag, Dharamshala, she fell from the take-off point along with the pilot, the girl was seriously injured after falling down. However, on the other hand, the paragliding pilot has been rescued. The paragliding pilot sustained minor injuries in the incident. The seriously injured girl was also taken to the regional hospital, but died on the way. The girl had come to Dharamshala with her family for a visit.
The deceased girl has been identified as Khushi Bhavsar. Her age is reported to be 19 years. The girl was a resident of Sahajanand Avenue, Torrent Power Limited, Naranpura, Ahmedabad. On the other hand, the paragliding pilot Munish Kumar (29 years) was injured in the accident. The pilot is a resident of Dharamshala. The pilot has been shifted to Dr. Rajendra Prasad Medical College Tanda. This case has been registered at Dharamshala police station. The police are investigating the case. ASP District Kangra Veer Bahadur said about this incident, ‘An accident has occurred at the Indrunag paragliding site in Dharamshala. In which a paragliding pilot and a girl met with an accident while taking off. Both of them fell into a ditch. A 19-year-old girl has died in this accident. The body has been brought to the Zonal Hospital Dharamshala where her postmortem will be done. After that, the body will be handed over to the family on Sunday. The pilot is safe. The police are going to the spot and investigating the cause of the accident. Further action will be taken after that.
#WATCH | Himachal Pradesh: A 19-year-old girl died after falling during paragliding in Dharamshala
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Bir Bahadur, Additional SP says, " Today under the Dharamshala PS area, at the Indrunag paragliding site, an unfortunate incident took place. A girl from Gujarat, fell during… pic.twitter.com/s9sXwoHdYO
