Vacationer dies in paragliding crash close to Himachal’s Dharamshala

A vacationer who sustained severe accidents after his paraglider crashed close to Kangra district’s Dharamshala metropolis died in hospital on Monday (July 14, 2025), police mentioned.

The deceased has been recognized as Satish (27) from Gujarat. He took off from Indru Nag Paragliding Website, situated within the suburbs of town, on Sunday (July 13, 2025) in a tandem flight with paraglider pilot Suraj, however their paraglider crashed after a brief distance. A video of the crash is circulating on the web.

Satish suffered severe accidents on this accident and was delivered to Zonal Hospital Dharamshala and later referred to Tanda Medical Faculty, the place he died on Monday, police mentioned. Mr. Suraj continues to be beneath therapy.

The relations of the deceased have been knowledgeable in regards to the incident, and the physique can be handed over to them after autopsy, mentioned Kangra Further Superintendent of Police (SP) Hitesh Lakhanpal.

The native station home officer (SHO) has been directed to research the case, with the tourism division officers additionally being requested to look into the matter, he added.

Earlier, in January this yr, a girl vacationer, additionally from Gujarat, recognized as Bhavsar Khushi, died as she fell whereas taking off on a tandem flight. Two extra accidents occurred in that month, leading to as many fatalities.

In whole, over 12 individuals have died whereas paragliding in Himachal Pradesh in the course of the previous 30 months. Nonetheless, a majority of deaths had been attributed to free fliers who enterprise into high-risk zones or inside valleys with little data of topography and native wind circumstances.