A series of tragic paragliding accidents across India has raised serious concerns about adventure sports safety. The latest victims were Shivani Dable and her Nepalese instructor, Sumal Nepali. They lost their lives when their paraglider crashed into a ravine at Keri village. They were flying with an allegedly unlicensed adventure sports company leading to legal action against the company owner, Shekhar Raizada, under the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita. Here are all of the other important details that you would need to know about this tragic paragliding accident in Goa.
Paragliding Accident In Goa Claims The Lives Of Two People
According to an article that was recently published by the Hindustan Times or HT, the incident occurred around 5 PM at Keri Village. Shivani Dable was 27 years and the instructor was 26 years old. If reports are to go by, the duo plunged into the ravine soon after the take-off from the cliff.
Dable was a resident of Pune. This incident followed two fatal paragliding accidents in Himachal Pradesh within 24 hours. At the Indrunag paragliding site near Dharamshala, Bhavsar Khushi from Ahmedabad suffered a fatal fall.
The mishap occurred during take-off and her pilot sustained injuries requiring hospitalisation at Tanda Medical College. In a separate incident near the Garsa landing site in Kullu district, a 28-year-old Tamil Nadu tourist, Jayash Ram, died.
Latest In The String Of Paragliding Accidents In India
Two paragliders collided approximately 100 feet above ground. The pilot, Ashwani Kumar, was severely injured and transferred to PGI Chandigarh for treatment. These accidents follow another fatal incident earlier in January when a tourist from Andhra Pradesh died whilst paragliding at Raison, near Manali.
Subsequent investigations revealed negligence by the operator, who had conducted flights from an unauthorised launching site. This led authorities to close the Naga Bagh paragliding site and revoke the operator’s licence.
Police have registered cases under various sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, including negligent acts endangering life and causing death by negligence.
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