Kullu: The body of a 27-year-old Canadian paraglider, missing since Saturday, was found in the higher reaches of the Dhauladhar range, while a 47-year-old Austrian paraglider was rescued.

According to officials, both paragliders had flown in separately from the international Bir-Billing paragliding site in Kangra district and encountered emergencies at different locations. While the Canadian paraglider was identified as Megan Elizabeth, the rescued Austrian is named Jacob. ADVERTISEMENT

“Megan’s glider crash-landed in the higher reaches of the Dhauladhar range on Saturday. She was found dead on Monday. As the rescue team retrieved her body this morning, we received another SOS regarding the Austrian paraglider, who was stranded at an elevation of approximately 3,302 metres in the mounta

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