A local pilot and a woman tourist from Telangana, who were left dangling from high-tension power lines at the Indrunag paragliding site, were safely rescued after a four-hour ordeal on Thursday evening.

The rescue mission, which involved police, fire brigade teams, power department officials, and trained mountaineering experts, was executed with extreme caution due to the high-risk situation.

The mishap occurred shortly after take-off during a tandem flight when the paraglider reportedly lost control, either due to sudden strong winds or a technical malfunction. Within seconds, the glider veered off its path and got entangled in the power transmission lines, leaving both of them stranded at a significant height.

The local authorities immediately shut down power supply to the affected li

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