KULLU: A 27-year-old Canadian paraglider died after crash-landing into the Dhauladhar mountains in Himachal Pradesh last week, while two foreign pilots were rescued from the upper reaches of Kangra and Kullu districts on Monday. In keeping with her wishes, Megan Elizabeth from Canada was cremated in Bir as per Hindu rituals on Tuesday. All three paragliders had taken off from the 8000-ft Bir-Billing site near Dharamshala, which draws adventure-seekers from across the world. Elizabeth took off at 9.45am Saturday (Oct 18), but was forced to crash-land below a rocky cliff in the Dhauladhar mountains, around 40km away, at an altitude of 4,000m (13,120ft). A search and rescue operation was launched as soon as Kangra administration was informed of the accident. A team from Billing Paraglidi

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