A woman tourist from Maharashtra was killed in paragliding accident along with her instructor in North Goa on Saturday, the police said. The incident reportedly took place after one of the cables snapped mid-flight, due to which they lost balance and collided with some rocks and crashed from a height.
The unfortunate incident took place while they were paragliding at Keri plateau on Saturday evening.
The tourism has been identified as Shivani Dabale, a resident of Pune, while the paragliding pilot was identified as Suman Nepali, a native of Nepal.
The incident took place between 4.30pm and 5pm, according to local media reports. Goa police booked the owner of the paragliding company for alleged culpable homicide, according to reports.
“The incident took place when the victim Shivani was taking a tandem flight with Suman as the pilot. One of the cables is suspected to have snapped mid-flight, due to which they lost balance and collided with some rocks and crashed from a height,” said a police official, according to the Indian Express.
Both suffered serious injuries and were rushed to a hospital, where they were declared dead. The police have initiated a probe and the families of the deceased have been informed, per reports.
A similar incident was reported from Himachal Pradesh on Saturday.
A 19-year-old girl from Gujarat lost her life after falling during paragliding in Dharamshala. Her paraglider pilot was also injured and is undergoing treatment. The incident occurred at the Indrunag site in Dharamshala.