A helicopter reached the spot to rescue the pilot who fell on the hill between Manali and Beed Billing.
A paraglider pilot, Andrew Peter Ryan, crashed in Himachal Pradesh on Monday and was left stranded overnight in an inaccessible area. This morning he was rescued by helicopter. 51 year old Australian paraglider pilot killed while going from Manali to Beed Billing
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It is being told that the accident occurred at the time of landing due to air pressure and adverse weather. The good thing was that the other pilot flying with him saw the accident happening. After this, the fellow pilot informed the administration about the accident and asked for help.
Rescue team of Adventure Tour Association Manali going to rescue the crashed pilot while going from Manali to Beed.
Rescue team left at night
As soon as Beed Billing Paragliding Association got information about the accident, they contacted Adventure Tour Association Manali. After this, the rescue team from Manali was sent to the spot in the night itself.
Rescue done with the help of helicopter
Helicopter help was taken this morning. During this, the rescue team courageously transported Australian pilot Andrew Peter Ryan, who was lying injured in a narrow place, safely to Manali in a chopper. The injured paraglider pilot is undergoing treatment at Mission Hospital in Manali. The condition of Andrew Peter Ryan is said to be out of danger.
Australian paraglider rescued
Successful rescue of pilot after 20 hours
Karan Veer Singh, head of search and rescue operation of Beed Paragliding Association and Ramesh Kumar Jogi, rescue team in-charge of Adventure Tour Association Manali, said that they have safely saved life from a 13500 feet high hill near Manali. He told that the Australian paraglider pilot struggled between life and death for about 20 hours. He said that the members of Paraglider Association Manali also got better support.
Foreign pilots reaching Manali and Bir-Bilang
A large number of foreign tourists are turning to Manali and Beed Billing to do paragliding in Himachal. In such a situation, both these locations are becoming increasingly famous for cross country paragliding. Many pilots cross these two locations every day while flying solo.
Adventure Tour Association rescuing the pilot and bringing him to Manali.
Fourth accident in a few days
Recently, a female pilot from Canada died in a crash landing after taking off from Bir Billing in Himachal. After this, the French pilot crashed in the hills of Barot. Apart from this, there was an accident with a foreign pilot while returning from Manali. This is the fourth accident in about ten days.
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