Paragliders get stuck in trees at Himachal's Billing, rescued
In view of bad weather and high-velocity wind, four persons, including two tourists, had a narrow escape when their paragliders got stuck in trees near Bir at Palampur in Himachal Pradesh on Monday.
The paragliders along with two tourists took off from Billing in tandem flights. However, the pilots lost their route. Later, they got stuck in trees. Luckily, there were no power transmission lines and a major tragedy was averted.
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Later, both pilots contacted the ground rescue teams through cellphones, which rescued all four persons.
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SDM, Baijnath, Sleem Azam, who reached the spot, said the injured were shifted to the Civil Hospital at Baijnath.
-PTC News
