Paragliding Disaster in Himachal Claims Life of Sikkim Pilot

Gangtok, February 29, 2020:

A 27 years old pilot from Sikkim named Ten Tshering Lepcha died in a paragliding disaster at Bilaspur in Himachal Pradesh yesterday after falling in the Govind Sagar Lake while flying from Bandla in Bilaspur.

ALSO READ: Shillong Violence: Curfew Reimposed after Stabbings in Bara Bazar Area

The Sikkimese paraglider, who hailed from Rumtek, fell into Gobind Sagar lake after taking off from Bandla hill on a paragliding expedition Friday. Himachal Police have meanwhile registered a case and sent the body for postmortem. The cause of death will be known only after the report comes in, officials informed us.

ALSO READ: Govt Gives Nod to Delimitation Exercise in Assam & 3 NE States

The SP of Bilaspur, Diwakar Sharma said that the rescue team already present in Govind Sagar lake took out the Sikkimese paraglider immediately from the water and rushed him to the hospital. However, doctors declared him 'dead on arrival'.

Support Inside Northeast (InsideNE), an independent media platform that focuses on Citizen-centric stories from Northeast India that are surprising, inspiring, cinematic and emotionally relevant.